Thirteen known (1-12 and 16) and three previously undescribed Amaryllidaceae alkaloids of belladine structural type, named carltonine A-C (13-15), were isolated from bulbs of Narcissus pseudonarcissus cv. Carlton (Amaryllidaceae) by standard chromatographic methods. Compounds isolated in sufficient amounts, and not tested previously, were evaluated for their in vitro acetylcholinesterase (AChE; E.C. 3.1.1.7), butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE; E.C. 3.1.1.8) and prolyl oligopeptidase (POP; E.C. 3.4.21.26) inhibition activities. Significant human BuChE (hBUChE) inhibitory activity was demonstrated by newly described alkaloids carltonine A (13) and carltonine B (14) with IC50 values of 913 ± 20 nM and 31 ± 1 nM, respectively. Both compounds displayed a selective inhibition pattern for hBuChE with an outstanding selectivity profile over AChE inhibition, higher than 100. The in vitro data were further supported by in silico studies of the active alkaloids 13 and 14 in the active site of hBuChE.
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- alkaloidy chemie farmakologie MeSH
- butyrylcholinesterasa chemie metabolismus MeSH
- cholinesterasové inhibitory chemie farmakologie MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- Narcissus chemie MeSH
- simulace molekulového dockingu MeSH
- vazba proteinů MeSH
- vazebná místa MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
Twenty-one known Amaryllidaceae alkaloids of various structural types and one undescribed alkaloid, named narcimatuline, have been isolated from fresh bulbs of Narcissus pseudonarcissus L. cv. Dutch Master. The chemical structures were elucidated by combination of MS, HRMS, 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic techniques, and by comparison with literature data. Narcimatuline amalgamates two basic scaffolds of Amaryllidaceae alkaloids in its core, namely galanthamine and galanthindole. All isolated compounds were evaluated for their in vitro acetylcholinesterase (AChE), butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE), prolyl oligopeptidase (POP), and glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β) inhibitory activities. The most interesting biological profile was demonstrated by newly isolated alkaloid narcimatuline.
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- acetylcholinesterasa metabolismus MeSH
- alkaloidy amarylkovitých chemie izolace a purifikace farmakologie MeSH
- Alzheimerova nemoc farmakoterapie metabolismus MeSH
- butyrylcholinesterasa metabolismus MeSH
- cholinesterasové inhibitory chemie izolace a purifikace farmakologie MeSH
- GSK3B antagonisté a inhibitory metabolismus MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- molekulární struktura MeSH
- Narcissus chemie MeSH
- neuroprotektivní látky chemie izolace a purifikace farmakologie MeSH
- serinové endopeptidasy metabolismus MeSH
- vztah mezi dávkou a účinkem léčiva MeSH
- vztahy mezi strukturou a aktivitou MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
Twelve derivatives 1a-1m of the β-crinane-type alkaloid haemanthamine were developed. All the semisynthetic derivatives were studied for their inhibitory potential against both acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase. In addition, glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK-3β) inhibition potency was evaluated in the active derivatives. In order to reveal the availability of the drugs to the CNS, we elucidated the potential of selected derivatives to penetrate through the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Two compounds, namely 11-O-(2-methylbenzoyl)-haemanthamine (1j) and 11-O-(4-nitrobenzoyl)-haemanthamine (1m), revealed the most intriguing profile, both being acetylcholinesterase (hAChE) inhibitors on a micromolar scale, with GSK-3β inhibition properties, and predicted permeation through the BBB. In vitro data were further corroborated by detailed inspection of the compounds' plausible binding modes in the active sites of hAChE and hBuChE, which led us to provide the structural determinants responsible for the activity towards these enzymes.
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- alkaloidy amarylkovitých chemie metabolismus MeSH
- Alzheimerova nemoc metabolismus MeSH
- Amaryllidaceae chemie metabolismus MeSH
- fenantridiny chemie metabolismus MeSH
- GSK3B metabolismus MeSH
- hematoencefalická bariéra metabolismus MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- ligandy MeSH
- molekulární konformace MeSH
- molekulární modely MeSH
- molekulární struktura MeSH
- permeabilita MeSH
- simulace molekulového dockingu MeSH
- vztahy mezi strukturou a aktivitou MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
Fifteen Amaryllidaceae alkaloids (1-15) of various structural types were isolated by standard chromatographic methods from fresh bulbs of Narcissus poeticus cv. Pink Parasol. The chemical structures were elucidated by MS, and 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic analyses, and by comparison with literature data. Narcipavline (5) and narcikachnine (6) are reported here for the first time. In their structure are combined two basic structural types of Amaryllidaceae alkaloids (galanthamine- and galanthindole-structural types), which represent a new structural type of these compounds. Alkaloids isolated in sufficient amounts were evaluated for their human erythrocytic acetylcholinesterase, and human serum butyrylcholinesterase (HuBuChE) inhibition activity using Ellman's method. Z-Gly-Pro-p-nitroanilide was used as substrate in the prolyl oligopeptidase (POP) assay. Untested alkaloids were also screened for their cytotoxic activity against a small panel of human cancer cells, which spanned cell lines from different tissue types. In parallel, MRC-5 human fibroblasts were employed to determine overall toxicity against noncancerous cells. Some compounds were evaluated for their antiprotozoal activity. The newly isolated alkaloid narcipavline (5) showed interesting HuBuChE inhibition activity (IC50 = 24.4 ± 1.2 µM), and norlycoramine (11) demonstrated promising POP inhibition (IC50 = 0.21 ± 0.01 mM).
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- alkaloidy chemie izolace a purifikace farmakologie MeSH
- buňky A549 MeSH
- buňky HT-29 MeSH
- butyrylcholinesterasa metabolismus MeSH
- cholinesterasové inhibitory chemie izolace a purifikace farmakologie MeSH
- HeLa buňky MeSH
- inhibitory růstu chemie izolace a purifikace farmakologie MeSH
- Jurkat buňky MeSH
- kořeny rostlin MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- MFC-7 buňky MeSH
- myši MeSH
- Narcissus * MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- myši MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH