Characterization of Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Constituents from Annona glabra Assisted by HPLC Microfractionation

J Nat Prod. 2010 Oct 22;73(10):1632-5. doi: 10.1021/np100247r. Epub 2010 Sep 9.

Abstract

The active fraction of the EtOH extract of the stem of Annona glabra against acetylcholinesterase (AChE) was analyzed by combining HPLC microfractionation with a bioassay. The analytical-scale sample was fractionated by HPLC-DAD into 96-well microplates, which, after evaporation, were assayed against AChE. The active subfractions were scaled up by separation over semipreparative HPLC to give 20 compounds. Four of these, (7S,14S)-(-)-N-methyl-10-O-demethylxylopinine salt (3), S-(-)-7,8-didehydro-10-O-demethylxylopininium salt (10), S-(-)-7,8-didehydrocorydalminium salt (11), and 5-O-methylmarcanine D (17), were assigned as new natural products. In addition, compounds 10 and 11 represent the first natural occurrence of 7,8-didehydroprotoberberines. Compound 3, pseudocolumbamine (12), palmatine (15), and pseudopalmatine (16) showed anti-AChE IC50 values of 8.4, 5.0, 0.4, and 1.8 μM, respectively.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acetylcholinesterase / drug effects*
  • Annona
  • Berberine Alkaloids / chemistry
  • Berberine Alkaloids / isolation & purification*
  • Berberine Alkaloids / pharmacology*
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors / isolation & purification*
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Molecular Structure

Substances

  • Berberine Alkaloids
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors
  • pseudocolumbamine
  • pseudopalmatine
  • Acetylcholinesterase
  • palmatine