Sulfated Glucosides of an Aliphatic Alcohol and Monoterpenes, and Megastigmanes from the Leaves of &lt;i&gt;Meliosma pinnata&lt;/i&gt; spp. &lt;i&gt;arnottiana&lt;/i&gt;

Uemura, Yuka; Kawakami, Susumu; Sugimoto, Sachiko; Matsunami, Katsuyoshi; Otsuka, Hideaki; Shinzato, Takakazu

doi:10.1248/cpb.c16-00148

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“…(Acanthaceae) [ 12 ] and from Garcinia mangostana L. (Clusiaceae) [ 13 ]. In general, plant-derived compounds linked with a sulfate group occur rather seldom and most reports pertain to terpenoid and flavonoid glycosides with sulfate attached to the sugar moiety [ 11 , 14 , 15 ]. To best of our knowledge, naturally occurring megastigmane aglycones, which are directly linked to a sulfate group have not yet been reported.…”

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Phytochemistry Meets Geochemistry—Blumenol C Sulfate: A New Megastigmane Sulfate from Palicourea luxurians (Rubiaceae: Palicoureeae)

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There is a previously neglected influence of geochemical conditions on plant phytochemistry. In particular, high concentrations of dissolved salts can affect their biosynthesis of natural products. Detoxification is most likely an important aspect for the plant, but additional natural products can also give it an expanded range of bioactivities. During the phytochemical analysis a Palicourea luxurians plant collected in a sulfate-rich environment (near the Río Sucio, Costa Rica) showed an interesting natural product in this regard. The structure of this compound was determined using spectroscopic and computational methods (NMR, MS, UV, IR, CD, optical rotation, quantum chemical calculations) and resulted in a megastigmane sulfate ester possessing a β-ionone core structure, namely blumenol C sulfate (1, C13H22O5S). The levels of sulfur and sulfate ions in the leaves of the plant were determined using elemental analysis and compared to the corresponding levels in comparable plant leaves from a less sulfate-rich environments. The analyses show the leaves from which we isolated blumenol C sulfate (1) to contain 35% more sulfur and 80% more sulfate than the other samples. Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of compound 1 were tested against Escherichia coli, E. coli ampR and Bacillus subtilis as well as measured using complementary in vitro FRAP and ATBS assays, respectively. These bioactivities are comparable to those determined for structurally related megastigmanes. The sulfur and sulfate content of the plant leaves from the sulfate-rich environment was significantly higher than that of the other plants. Against this background of salt stress, we discuss a possible biosynthesis of blumenol C sulfate (1). Furthermore, there appears to be no benefit for the plant in terms of extended bioactivities. Hence, the formation of blumenol C sulfate (1) probably primarily serves the plant detoxification process.

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