Labdane diterpenes from Chloranthus serratus
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A Customizable Approach for the Enzymatic Production and Purification of Diterpenoid Natural Products
Published on: October 4, 2019
Mi Zhang1, Junsong Wang1, Jun Luo1
1State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
Five new labdane diterpenes (1-5), serralabdanes A-E, were isolated from the whole plant of Chloranthus serratus. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods, and the absolute configuration of the 12,13-diol moiety in serralabdane C (3) was determined by observing the induced circular dichroism (ICD) after addition of dimolybdenum teracetate in DMSO solution. Serralabdanes A-E (1-5) showed inhibitory effects on lipopolysaccharide-induced nitric oxide production in RAW264.7 cells.
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