Hainanerectamines A-C, alkaloids from the Hainan sponge Hyrtios erecta

Mar Drugs. 2014 Jun 30;12(7):3982-93. doi: 10.3390/md12073982.

Abstract

Two new indole alkaloids, hainanerectamines A (1) and B (2), and one new β-carboline alkaloids, hainanerectamines C (4), along with five known related alkaloids (3, 5-8), have been isolated from the Hainan marine sponge Hyrtios erecta. The structures of new compounds 1, 2 and 4 were determined by detailed analysis of their 1D and 2D NMR spectra and by comparison of their spectroscopic data with those of related model compounds. Compounds 2-4 exhibited moderate inhibitory activity against Aurora A, a member of serine/threonine kinase family involving in the regulation of cell division and a new target in cancer treatment, with IC50 values of 24.5, 13.6, and 18.6 μg/mL, respectively.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Carbolines / chemistry
  • Carbolines / isolation & purification*
  • Carbolines / pharmacology
  • Indole Alkaloids / chemistry
  • Indole Alkaloids / isolation & purification*
  • Indole Alkaloids / pharmacology
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Porifera / metabolism*

Substances

  • Carbolines
  • Indole Alkaloids
  • hainanerectamine A
  • hainanerectamine B
  • hainanerectamine C