Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.
Natural Products and Nanoparticles Research Unit, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.
Molecules. 2022 Nov 4;27(21):7558. doi: 10.3390/molecules27217558.
(Capparaceae) roots are used for treating pain and inflammation in traditional Thai medicine. Eight new indole alkaloids, named maeruanitriles A and B, maeroximes A-C, and maeruabisindoles A-C, were isolated from them. Spectroscopic methods and computational analysis were applied to determine the structure of the isolated compounds. Maeroximes A-C possesses an unusual O-methyloxime moiety. The bisindole alkaloid maeruabisindoles A and B possess a rare azete ring, whereas maeruabisindole C is the first indolo[3,2-]carbazole derivative found in this plant family. Five compounds [maeruanitriles A and B, maeroxime C, maeruabisindoles B, and C] displayed anti-inflammatory activity by inhibiting nitric oxide (NO) production in the lipopolysaccharide-induced RAW 264.7 cells. Maeruabisindole B was the most active inhibitor of NO production, with an IC of 31.1 ± 1.8 μM compared to indomethacin (IC = 150.0 ± 16.0 μM) as the positive control.
(山柑科)根用于治疗疼痛和炎症在传统的泰国医学。八新吲哚生物碱,命名为 maeruanitriles A 和 B,maeroximes A-C 和 maeruabisindoles A-C,从他们中分离出来。光谱方法和计算分析被应用于确定分离化合物的结构。Maeroximes A-C 具有不寻常的 O-甲肟部分。双吲哚生物碱 maeruabisindoles A 和 B 具有罕见的 azete 环,而 maeruabisindole C 是第一个在这个植物家族中发现的吲哚[3,2-]咔唑衍生物。五种化合物 [maeruanitriles A 和 B、maeroxime C、maeruabisindoles B 和 C] 通过抑制脂多糖诱导的 RAW 264.7 细胞中一氧化氮 (NO) 的产生显示出抗炎活性。Maeruabisindole B 是最有效的一氧化氮产生抑制剂,IC 为 31.1 ± 1.8 μM,而吲哚美辛(IC = 150.0 ± 16.0 μM)作为阳性对照。