artemetin and germacranolide

A heme-binding assay based on mass spectrometry was performed on P. monodiana Maire (Asteraceae) extracts to identify metabolites able to form adducts with heminic part of haemoglobin, as potential antimalarial drugs. Main adducts were characterized and their stability was measured. Isolation of main constituents of P. monodiana Maire lead to identification of the two methoxyflavones 3'-O-methyleupatorin (7) and artemetin (8) involved in the adducts formation. Four seco-tanapartholides (1-4), a guaianolide (5), a germacranolide (6) and two other methoxyflavones (9, 10) were also characterized. Evaluation of isolated compounds on P. falciparum and T. brucei brucei showed a moderate antiprotozoal activity of the two methoxyflavones.

Topics: Algeria; Antiprotozoal Agents; Asteraceae; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Flavones; Flavonoids; Hemoglobins; Mass Spectrometry; Molecular Structure; Plant Components, Aerial; Plant Extracts; Plasmodium falciparum; Sesquiterpenes, Germacrane; Trypanosoma brucei brucei