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  2. Syzysamalactone, an Unusual 11-Carbon δ-Lactone Derivative from the Fresh Ripe Fruits of Syzygium samarangense (Wax Apple)

Syzysamalactone, an Unusual 11-Carbon δ-Lactone Derivative from the Fresh Ripe Fruits of Syzygium samarangense (Wax Apple)

  • J Nat Prod. 2022 Aug 26;85(8):2100-2103. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.1c01114.
Yan-Ping Liu 1 2 3 Zhen Xie 1 Ruo-Qing Guan 1 Meng-Ran Du 1 Ze-Hua Qiao 1 Xin-Yuan Suo 1 Ze-Yu Liu 1 Yuan Bian 1 Lei Qiang 3 Yan-Hui Fu 1 4 5
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Key Laboratory of Tropical Medicinal Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, People's Republic of China.
  • 2 Key Laboratory of Research and Development of Tropical Fruit and Vegetable of Haikou City, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, People's Republic of China.
  • 3 State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, People's Republic of China.
  • 4 Engineering Research Center for Industrialization of Southern Medicinal Plants Resources of Hainan Province, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, People's Republic of China.
  • 5 Key Laboratory of Southern Medicinal Plants Resources of Haikou City, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, People's Republic of China.
Abstract

To study the chemical constituents from the ripe fresh fruits of Syzygium samarangense (wax apple) and their potential health effects, a phytochemical investigation was undertaken. A new δ-lactone derivative, syzysamalactone (1), along with a known biogenetically related δ-lactone derivative, 6-pentyl-α-pyrone (2), were isolated from the fresh ripe fruits of S. samarangense. Syzysamalactone (1) is an unusual 11-carbon δ-lactone derivative, and its chemical structure and absolute configuration were elucidated by spectroscopic data analysis. A plausible biogenetic pathway for 1 was also proposed. Furthermore, the potential neuroprotective effects of compounds 1 and 2 were assessed. As a result, compounds 1 and 2 displayed notable neuroprotective effects with EC50 values of 0.29 ± 0.03 and 1.28 ± 0.06 μM, respectively, using the SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cell line. This is the first report of δ-lactone derivatives showing significant neuroprotective activities.

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