hupc-protein--bacteria and Neuroblastoma

Ten new lycodine-type alkaloids, named casuarinines A-J (1-10), along with eight known analogues (11-18), were isolated from the whole plant of Lycopodiastrum casuarinoides . The new structures were established by spectroscopic methods and chemical transformations. Casuarinines A-D (1-4) and J (10) are common lycodine alkaloids possessing four connected six-membered rings, while tricyclic casuarinines E-H (5-8) are the piperidine ring cleavage products. In particular, casuarinine I (9) has an unprecedented five-membered tetrahydropyrrole ring instead of the piperidine ring. A plausible biosynthetic pathway to 9 is proposed. Among the compounds reported, casuarinine H (8) exhibited significant neuroprotective effect against hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂)-induced neuronal cell damage in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells, while casuarinines C (3) and I (9) showed moderate inhibitory activity against acetylcholinesterase (AChE).

Topics: Acetylcholinesterase; Alkaloids; Cholinesterase Inhibitors; Humans; Hydrogen Peroxide; Lycopodiaceae; Molecular Structure; Neuroblastoma; Neuroprotective Agents; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; Piperidines