Nimgirawath Surachai, Udomputtimekakul Phansuang, Pongphuttichai Samathi, Wanbanjob Asawin, Taechowisan Thongchai
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Silpakorn University, Nakorn Pathom, Thailand.
Molecules. 2008 Nov 28;13(12):2935-47. doi: 10.3390/molecules13122935.
The structures previously assigned to (+)-laurelliptinhexadecan-1-one (1a) and (+)-laurelliptinoctadecan-1-one (1b) from Cocculus orbiculatus (L.) DC. (Menispermaceae) have been confirmed by total synthesis of the racemic alkaloids. The key step of the synthesis involved formation of ring C of the aporphines by a radical-intiated cyclisation. Both (+/-)-laurelliptinhexadecan-1-one (1a) and (+/-)-laurelliptinoctadecan-1-one (1b) were inactive against Staphylococcus aureus ATCC25932, Escherichia coli ATCC10536 and Candida albicans ATCC90028.