Artemordins A-S, Cadinane-Type Sesquiterpenoid Dimers from Artemisia ordosica and Their Antihepatoma Activities

Nineteen new cadinane-involving sesquiterpenoid dimers,artemordins A-S(1-—19),together with 13 known SDs(20-32)were isolated from Artemisia ordosica.Their structures and absolute configurations were established by comprehensive spectral analyses,X-ray single crystal diffraction,theoretical ECD,and NMR calculations.Chemically,artemordins A-F(1—6)were the first examples of two cadinane units constructed by unprecedented C-3−C-15′or C-3−C-13′single bond with an oxido-rearranged 6/5/6/6 fused ring system;artemordins G-K(7-11)were biogenetically connected by[4+2]cycloaddition reaction and artemordins G-J(7-10)possessed a novel 5/6/6/6/6/6/5-heptacyclic fused ring system.Artemordins L-S(12-19)were formed by esterification,which involved three different types of sesquiterpenoids.Antihepatoma assay suggested that the most active compounds,artemordins B and H(2 and 8),exhibited inhibitory activities on three hepatoma cell lines with IC50 values of 26.9 and 25.1μmol/L(HepG2),29.5 and 18.3μmol/L(Huh7),19.7 and 15.7μmol/L(SK-Hep-1).

Lignans and sesquiterpenoids from the stems of Schisandra bicolor var. tuberculata

A pair of new tetrahydrofuran lignan enantiomers,(±)-schibiculatin A[(±)-1],a new enedione lignan,schibiculatin B(2),two new cadinane-type sesquiterpenoids,schibiculatins C(3)and D(4),along with two known seco-cadinane-type sesquiterpenoids(5 and 6)and seven known miscellaneous lignans(7-13)were isolated from the stems of Schisandra bicolor var.tuberculata.The structures of 1-4 were elucidated by comprehensive analysis of their spectro-scopic data,quantum chemical calculations,as well as single-crystal X-ray diffraction.A few isolated compounds were tested for their protective activities against corticosterone-induced apoptosis in PC12 cells.Among them,compounds 5 and 6 showed moderate activities.