New monoterpene glycosides and phenolic compounds from Distylium racemosum and their inhibitory activity against ribonuclease H

Jeong Ah Kim, Seo Young Yang, Anthony Wamiru, James B. McMahon, Stuart F.J. Le Grice, John A. Beutler, Young Ho Kim

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Abstract

Two new monoterpene glycosides, distyloside A-B (1-2), and a new megastigmane glucoside, iso-dihydrodendranthemoside A (3) were isolated from twigs and leaves of Distylium racemosum, along with five known phenolic compounds (4-8). The structures were established via spectroscopic techniques and chemical transformations, and the absolute stereochemistry of 3 was determined by Mosher's esterification. A homogeneous fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) quenching assay was used to determine the inhibitory activity of isolates (1-8) on the ribonuclease H enzymes from HIV-1, 2, human, and Escherichia coli. Among them, 6″-O-galloylsalidroside (6) showed potent inhibitory effects with an IC50 value of 3.5 μM on HIV-2, and 1.7 μM on human RNase H, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2840-2844
Number of pages5
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume21
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 May 2011

Keywords

  • Distylium racemosum
  • Megastigmane glucoside
  • Monoterpene glycosides
  • Ribonuclease H

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