Sundaicumones A and B, polyprenylated acylphloroglucinol derivatives from Calophyllumsundaicum with weak activity against the glucocorticoid receptor

  • J Nat Prod. 2006 Apr;69(4):707-9. doi: 10.1021/np050528n.
Shugeng Cao  1 ,  Kia-Ngee Low ,  Robert P Glover ,  Sharon C Crasta ,  Siewbee Ng ,  Antony D Buss ,  Mark S Butler
Affiliations
  • 1. MerLion Pharmaceuticals, 1 Science Park Road, The Capricorn #05-01, Singapore Science Park II, Singapore 117528.
Abstract

Bioassay-directed fractionation using a Glucocorticoid Receptor assay led to the isolation of two new, weakly active polyprenylated acylphloroglucinol derivatives, sundaicumones A (1) and B (2), from the leaves of Calophyllum sundaicum collected in Singapore. The structures of 1 and 2, which were established by spectroscopic methods, contain a 3-substituted hexanoic acid unit not previously reported in other polyprenylated acylphloroglucinols.