Kaemtakols A-D, highly oxidized pimarane diterpenoids with potent anti-inflammatory activity from Kaempferia takensis.

ABSTRACT: Four highly oxidized pimarane diterpenoids were isolated from Kaempferia takensis rhizomes. Kaemtakols A-C possess a tetracyclic ring with either a fused tetrahydropyran or tetrahydrofuran motif. Kaemtakol D has an unusual rearranged A/B ring spiro-bridged pimarane framework with a C-10 spirocyclic junction and an adjacent 1-methyltricyclo[3.2.1.0^2,7]octene ring. Structural characterization was achieved using spectroscopic analysis, DP4 + and ECD calculations, as well as X-ray crystallography, and their putative biosynthetic pathways have been proposed. Kaemtakol B showed significant potency in inhibiting nitric oxide production with an IC₅₀ value of 0.69 μM. Molecular docking provided some perspectives on the action of kaemtakol B on iNOS protein.

SUBMITTER: Jongsomjainuk O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10689700 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature