Dearomatized Isoprenylated Acylphloroglucinol Derivatives with Potential Antitumor Activities from Hypericum henryi

Abstract

A series of dearomatized isoprenylated acylphloroglucinols derivatives, hyperhenols A-E (1-5), as well as seven known analogues (6-12), were characterized from Hypericum henryi. Their structures were determined by combination of NMR, ECD spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction analysis. Compounds 1 and 6-8 were tested to exhibit potential antitumor properties, of which 6 and 7 inhibited cell growth through inducing apoptosis and cell cycle arrest. In addition, these compounds could induce autophagy and PINK1/Parkin-mediated mitophagy in cancer cell lines, as well as suppress lung cancer A549 cells metastasis in vitro. Keywords Hypericum henryi • Dearomatized isoprenylated acylphloroglucinols (DIAPs) • Apoptosis • Cell cycle arrest Yan-Song Ye, Man Wu and Na-Na Jiang have contributed equally to this work. This paper is dedicated to Prof. Handong Sun on the occasion of his 80th birthday.

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