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A new indole alkaloid, naucline (1) together with four known alkaloids, angustine (2), angustidine (3), nauclefine (4) and naucletine (5), were isolated from the bark of Nauclea officinalis. The structures of all isolated compounds were elucidated with various spectroscopic methods such as 1D- and 2D- NMR, IR, UV and LCMS-IT-TOF. In addition to that of alkaloid 1, the complete 13C-NMR data of naucletine (5) were also reported. Naucline (1) showed a moderate vasorelaxant activity (90% relaxation at 1 x 10-5 M) whereas, angustine (2), nauclefine (4), and naucletine (5) showed potent vasorelaxant activity (more than 90% relaxation at 1 x 10-5 M) on an isolated rat aorta. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A new indole alkaloid; neonaucline (1), along with six known compounds- Cadamine (2), naucledine (3), harmane, benzamide, cinnamide and blumenol A-were isolated from the leaves of Ochreinauclea maingayii (Rubiaceae). In addition to that of compound 1, 13C-NMR data of cadamine (2) and naucledine (3) were also reported. Structural elucidations of these alkaloids were performed using spectroscopic methods especially 1D- and 2D-NMR, IR, UV and LCMS-IT-TOF. The excellent vasorelaxant activity on isolated rat aorta was observed for the alkaloids 1-3 after injection of each sample at 1 × 10-5 M [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The phytochemical study of the bark of Malaysian Phoebe scortechinii (Lauraceae) has resulted in the isolation and identification of two new proaporphine alkaloids; (+)-scortechiniine A (1) and (+)-scortechiniine B (2) together with two known proaporphines; (-)-hexahydromecambrine A (3), (-)-norhexahydromecambrine A (4), and one aporphine; norboldine (5). Structural elucidations of these alkaloids were performed using spectroscopic methods especially 1D and 2D 1H and 13C NMR. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The alkaloidal extract of the leaves of Phoebe grandis (nees) merr. have provided two new minor alkaloids; phoebegrandine D (1), a proaporphine–tryptamine dimer, and phoebegrandine E (2), an indoloquinolizidine. This is the first report on the occurrence of an indoloquinolizidine in the Phoebe species. The crude extract also exhibited antiplasmodial activity (IC 50 -1 ). The structures of the novel compounds were elucidated by spectroscopic methods, notably 2D NMR and HRMS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The title compound, C12H12O5, isolated from the bark of Cryptocarya bracteolata, has a planar fused-ring system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: The FeCl3-promoted oxidative cyclization/coupling of acetamidostilbenes possessing 3-methoxy, 4-methoxy and 3,5-methoxy substitutions (21), (22) and (23) is described. Only 3,5-substitution gave rise to novel indolostilbenes, each possessing two stereogenic axes (axially chiral but racemic dimers (39) and (40)). The 4-methoxy substituted acetamidostilbenes, by contrast, yielded the bisindoline dimer (36). [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

The title compound, C(16)H(14)O(5), is a triclinic polymorph of a previously reported monoclinic structure [Hosseinzadeh et al. (2011 ▶). Acta Cryst. E67, o1544]. The mol-ecule is roughly planar, the r.m.s. deviation from the least-squares plane of all non-H atoms being 0.092 Å. In the crystal, adjacent mol-ecules are linked through C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds into an infinite two-dimensional network parallel to (011). The layers are further connected via C-H⋯π inter-actions, forming a three-dimensional structure. Intra-molecular O-H⋯O and C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds are also observed.

THE TITLE COMPOUND (TRIVIAL NAME: angustoline monohydrate), C(20)H(17)N(3)O(2)·H(2)O, features a fused-ring system formed by one five- and four six-membered rings. The nearly planar benzimidazole portion (r.m.s. deviation = 0.008 Å) and the nearly planar 2,7-naphthyridin-1-one portion (r.m.s. deviation = 0.022 Å) of the fused-ring system are slightly twisted, with a dihedral angle of 9.47 (8)°, owing to the tetra-hedral nature of the two methyl-ene linkages in the central six-membered ring. The secondary N atom acts as a hydrogen-bond donor to the water molecule of crystallization. In the crystal, the amino and hy-droxy groups, and the water mol-ecule are engaged in hydrogen bonding, generating a three-dimensional network.

In the mol-ecule of the title compound, C(16)H(14)O(5), all non-H atoms are approximately co-planar [maximum atomic deviation = 0.064 (5) Å]. The hy-droxy group is a hydrogen-bond donor to a carbonyl O atom. Weak intermolecular C-H⋯O hydrogen bonding is present in the crystal structure. The crystal structure is 'whole-mol-ecule disordered' about an axis that runs approximately along the length of the mol-ecule; the occupancy of the two disorder components was set as exactly 0.5. An intra-molecular O--H⋯O hydrogen bond exists in each component.

Three new limonoids, chisomicines A-C (1-3), have been isolated from the bark of Chisocheton ceramicus. Their structures were determined by 2D NMR, CD spectroscopic methods, and X-ray analysis. Chisomicine A (1) exhibited NO production inhibitory activity in J774.1 cells stimulated by LPS dose-dependently at high cell viability.

Two new indole alkaloids, neolamarckines A and B (1, 2) were isolated from the leaves of Neolamarckia cadamba (Rubiaceae). Structural elucidation of 1 and 2 was performed by combination of 2D-NMR and circular dichroism (CD) spectra, and chemical correlations. Neolamarckine A (1) showed inhibition of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) dose dependently., (© 2011 Pharmaceutical Society of Japan)

In the title compound (kokosanolide B), C(30)H(48)O(3), the hexa-hydro- and octa-hydro-naphthalen-2-one ring systems are connected through an ethyl-ene fragment, with a C-CH(2)-CH(2)-C torsion angle of 176.2 (2)°. The cyclo-hexene ring adopts a half-chair conformation, while the other six-membered rings adopt distorted chair conformations. In the crystal, adjacent mol-ecules are linked into a zigzag chain along the b axis by O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds involving the hy-droxy and carbonyl groups.

The coumarin ring system in the title compound, C(15)H(18)O(5) [IUPAC name: 8-(2,3-dihydr-oxy-3-methyl-butyl)-7-meth-oxy-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one], isolated from Muraya paniculata, is planar (r.m.s. deviation 0.017 Å). In the crystal, the two hydr-oxy groups are involved in O-H⋯O hydrogen bonding with adjacent mol-ecules, forming a sheet structure.

The title compound, C(30)H(50)O(5), was isolated from the bark of Aglaia smithii. There are two independent mol-ecules in the asymmetric unit that differ in the orientation of the isopropenyl group attached to the cyclo-hexane ring. The cyclo-hexane rings in both mol-ecules adopt chair conformations, whereas the cyclo-pentane and tetra-hydro-furan rings adopt envelope conformations. The independent mol-ecules are linked into a layer parallel to (010) by O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.

The components of the title cocrystal, 1.5C(30)H(40)O(2)·0.5C(30)H(40)O(2), each have two tetra-hydro-deca-lin-type fused rings connected through an ethyl-ene fragment [R-CH(2)-CH(2)-R' torsion angles: 158.1 (7) ° in the major component and 157.5 (6)° in the minor component]. The structure is a non-merohedral twin, with a minor twin component of 26%. The exocyclic double-bonded C atom of the major component of the cocrystal is disordered over two sites of equal occupancy.

IN THE TITLE COMPOUND, [SYSTEMATIC NAME: 8,14-secogammacera-7,14(27)-diene-3,21-dione], C(27)H(32)O(9), each of the six-membered rings adopts the common chair conformation. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by an O-H⋯O(ester) hydrogen bond into a helical chain.

The hydr-oxy groups in the title compound, C(16)H(14)O(4), are each hydrogen bonded to the adjacent meth-oxy O atom; one of the two hydr-oxy groups is additionally linked to the O atom of the meth-oxy group of another mol-ecule, forming a linear chain.