Marinho Miguel Elizabeth Luciana, de Sousa Grasiely Faria, Duarte Lucienir Pains, Guerra de Aguilar Mariana, Silva Sabrina França, Ferreira Soares Daniel Crístian, Johann Susana, de Andrade Santana Luiz Felipe, Thomaz Oliveira Kamila, Montes Vidal Diogo
Departamento de Química, Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Avenida Presidente Antônio Carlos, 6627, Pampulha, 31270-901, Belo Horizonte-MG, Brazil.
Laboratório de Bioengenharia, Universidade Federal de Itajubá, Rua Irmã Ivone, Drumond, 200, Distrito Industrial II, 35903-087, Itabira-MG, Brazil.
Chem Biodivers. 2023 Oct;20(10):e202301207. doi: 10.1002/cbdv.202301207. Epub 2023 Sep 21.
Plants from Salacia genus are used in traditional medicine for a wide range of diseases. Previous studies reported bioactive pentacyclic triterpenoids from S. elliptica leaves and branches. In this study, the novel pentacyclic triterpenoid 7α,15α-dihydroxyfriedelan-3-one (1) was obtained from the roots of Salacia elliptica, along with seven known compounds: friedelan-3-one (2), friedelan-3β-ol (3), friedelan-1,3-dione (4), friedelan-3,15-dione (5), 15α-hydroxyfriedelan-3-one (6), 15α,26-dihydroxyfriedelan-3-one (7), and 26-hydroxyfriedelan-3,15-dione (8). Additionally, one steroid, spinasterol (9), was also identified. The chemical structures of all compounds were established through H and C-NMR. Compound 1 was analysed by additional 2D experiments (HMBC, HSQC, COSY, and NOESY) for complete elucidation. Furthermore, the cytotoxicity of compounds 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8 against the A549 lung cancer cells model was evaluated. The flow cytometry analysis revealed a significant cytotoxic activity similar to that exhibited by the triterpenoid lupeol. Additionally, compounds 2, 3, 6, and 7 were tested for in vitro antifungal activity against Candida, Cryptococcus and Sporothrix strains. However, all compounds showed no activity at the tested concentrations.
