A new ent-atisanoid (1) and three new ent-kauranoids (2-4) belonging to different types, along with four known compounds were isolated from Isodon rosthornii. Their structures were established by means of extensive spectroscopic analysis. The absolute configuration of 1 was further determined by X-ray diffraction. Compounds 1 and 5 are the first example of atisane-type diterpenoid from this plant.

A new cubitane diterpenoid, crassalone A (1), was isolated from the marine soft coral Sinularia crassa. The structure was determined by extensive spectroscopic analyses. Compound 1 is not cytotoxic (IC₅₀ > 20 μg/mL) toward the four human cancer cell lines tested (HL60, MDA-MB-231, HCT-116 and DLD-1).

Five new denudatine-type diterpenoid alkaloids (1–5), along with the known analogue aconicarmine (6), were isolated from an aqueous decoction of lateral roots Aconitum carmichaelii (fu-zi). Their structures determined by spectroscopic data analysis and electronic circular dichroism (ECD) calculations. Compound 5 is first alcohol iminium alkaloid, which could be partially transformed into aza ac...

From the roots of Aconitum vulparia Rchb., collected in Prüm (Germany), a new norditerpenoid alkaloid, named alexhumboldtine, has been isolated along with the known norditerpenoid alkaloids lappaconitine, anthranoyllycoctonine, lycoctonine, puberaconitine, ajacine, and septentriodine. The structure of alexhumboldtine was established on the basis of 1H, 13C, DEPT, homonuclear 1H COSY, NOESY, HSQ...

The key steps in the synthesis of clavulactone are formation of an enantiopure cyclopentane precursor by epoxide rearrangement and intramolecular carbonyl-ene reaction, construction of the 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran ring by intermolecular hetero-Diels-Alder reaction, closure of the eleven-membered ring, and finally generation of the lactone functionality by chemoselective allylic C(sp(3))-H oxidation.

A physiologically active substance has been isolated from Brazilian propolis and charac­ terized as a new clerodane diterpenoid, as indicated by human hepatocellular carcinoma HuH 13 cell cytotoxicity assays. This compound inhibited growth of the hepatoma cells at a concentration around 10 [ig/ml and arrested the tumor cells at S phase as revealed by flow cytometry. A t higher concentrations it...

The genus Moluccella (Lamiaceae) encompasses eight species among which aucheri (Boiss.) Scheen and M. laevis L. are available in Iran. aim of this study is characterizing the essential oil dried aerial parts collected from South was hydrodistilled then analysed by GC-MS. Twenty-one compounds were identified aucheri. most abundant components an aromadendrane sesquiterpene; spathulenol (63.3%) to...

Platensimycin (PTM) and platencin (PTN) are potent and selective inhibitors of bacterial and mammalian fatty acid synthases and have emerged as promising drug leads for both antibacterial and antidiabetic therapies. Comparative analysis of the PTM and PTN biosynthetic machineries in Streptomyces platensis MA7327 and MA7339 revealed that the divergence of PTM and PTN biosynthesis is controlled b...

The title compound, C(26)H(39)NO(7), which was isolated from Delphinium anthriscifolium var. majus, has a lycoctonine carbon skeleton containing four six-membered rings (A, B, D and E) and three five-membered rings (C, F and G). Rings A, B and E adopt chair conformation, while ring D adopts a boat conformation. Rings C and F adopt envelope conformations.