Spirohypolactones A (1) and B (2) and hyperhexanones C-E (3-5), five degraded cyclohexanone-monocyclic polyprenylated acylphloroglucinol (C-MPAP) derivatives were isolated from the stems and leaves of Hypericum perforatum. The structures of these compounds were established by extensive spectroscopic analyses and electronic circular dichroism (ECD) calculations. Compounds 1 and 2 are the first examples of naturally occurring C-MPAPs possessing 2-oxaspiro[4.5]decane spirocyclic skeletons. Compound 5 featured an unusual dodecahydro-4H-oxocino[4,3-g]benzofuran ring system. Notably, compounds 3 and 4 induce apoptosis in the acute myeloid leukemia cell lines NB4 and HL-60 by the activation of caspase-3, and degradation of PARP. The proposed biosynthetic pathways and biological activities are also discussed.
基金:
Program for Changjiang Scholars of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China [T2016088]; National Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars [81725021]; National Natural Science Foundation of China [31770379, 81641129, 81573316, 21502057]; Innovative Research Groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China [81721005]; Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of HUST [5003514014, 2016YXMS149, 2018JYCXJJ006]; Graduates' Innovation Fund of HUST [5003514018]