Bioactive diterpenoids and flavonoids from the aerial parts of Scoparia dulcis

J Nat Prod. 2014 Jul 25;77(7):1594-600. doi: 10.1021/np500150f. Epub 2014 Jun 23.

Abstract

Six new diterpenoids, 4-epi-7α-O-acetylscoparic acid A (1), 7α-hydroxyscopadiol (2), 7α-O-acetyl-8,17β-epoxyscoparic acid A (3), neo-dulcinol (4), dulcinodal-13-one (5), and 4-epi-7α-hydroxydulcinodal-13-one (6), and a new flavonoid, dillenetin 3-O-(6″-O-p-coumaroyl)-β-D-glucopyranoside (10), along with 12 known compounds, were isolated from the aerial parts of Scoparia dulcis. The 7S absolute configuration of the new diterpenoids 1-4 and 6 was deduced by comparing their NOESY spectra with that of a known compound, (7S)-4-epi-7-hydroxyscoparic acid A (7), which was determined by the modified Mosher's method. The flavonoids scutellarein (11), hispidulin (12), apigenin (15), and luteolin (16) and the terpenoids 4-epi-scopadulcic acid B (9) and betulinic acid (19) showed more potent α-glucosidase inhibitory effects (with IC50 values in the range 13.7-132.5 μM) than the positive control, acarbose. In addition, compounds 1, 11, 12, 15, 16, and acerosin (17) exhibited peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR-γ) agonistic activity, with EC50 values ranging from 0.9 to 24.9 μM.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Abietanes / chemistry
  • Abietanes / pharmacology
  • Acarbose / pharmacology
  • Apigenin / chemistry
  • Apigenin / pharmacology
  • Diterpenes / chemistry
  • Diterpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Diterpenes / pharmacology*
  • Flavonoids / chemistry
  • Flavonoids / isolation & purification*
  • Flavonoids / pharmacology*
  • Glucosides / chemistry
  • Glucosides / isolation & purification*
  • Glucosides / pharmacology*
  • Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors
  • Luteolin / chemistry
  • Luteolin / pharmacology
  • Molecular Structure
  • PPAR gamma / agonists
  • Plant Components, Aerial / chemistry
  • Scoparia

Substances

  • Abietanes
  • Diterpenes
  • Flavonoids
  • Glucosides
  • Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors
  • PPAR gamma
  • dillenetin 3-O-(6'-O-p-coumaroyl)-beta-D-glucopyranoside
  • scopadulcic acid B
  • scopadulciol
  • Apigenin
  • Luteolin
  • scutellarein
  • Acarbose
  • 3-hydroxyflavone