title: Scapaundulin C, a novel labdane diterpenoid isolated from Chinese liverwort Scapania undulate, inhibits acetylcholinesterase activity.
abstract: In the present study, scapaundulin C (1), a new labdane diterpenoid, and four related known compounds scapaundulin A (2), 5α, 8α, 9α-trihydroxy-13E-labden-12-one (3), 5α, 8α-dihydroxy-13E-labden-12-one (4), and (13S)-15-hydroxylabd-8 (17)-en-19-oic acid (5), were isolated from the Chinese liverwort Scapania undulate (L.) Dum., using column chromatography. The structures of these compounds were determined on the basis of 1D- and 2D-NMR analyses. The acetylcholinesterase (AchE) inhibitory activity was evaluated using a bioautographic TLC assay and the cytotoxic activity was evaluated by the MTT method. All the compounds were reported for the first time to exhibit moderate AchE inhibitory activity with minimal inhibitory quantities ranging from 250 to 500 ng. All the compounds were tested for their cytotoxicity against five human tumor cell lines, A549, K562, A2780, Hela, and HT29, and compounds 3 and 4 exhibited moderate inhibitory effects on the growth of A2780 cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Natural Products Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China.
authors.forename: Ya-Qi
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Department of Natural Products Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China.
authors.forename: Jin-Chuan
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Natural Products Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China.
authors.forename: Pei-Hong
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.affiliation: Department of Natural Products Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China.
authors.forename: Shu-Qi
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Natural Products Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China. Electronic address: louhongxiang@sdu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Hong-Xiang
authors.initials: HX
authors.lastname: Lou
mesh_terms: D000110:Acetylcholinesterase / Q000032:analysis; D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004224:Diterpenes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D035926:Hepatophyta / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors; D004224:Diterpenes; D010936:Plant Extracts; C433017:labdane; D000110:Acetylcholinesterase
keywords: AChE inhibitory activity; Cytotoxic activity; Labdane diterpenoid; Liverwort; Scapania undulate