J. Nat. Prod. 2001, 64, 976-979 976 Isolation and Bioactivities of Constitutents of the Roots of Garcinia atroviridis Dharma Permana,† Nordin Hj. Lajis,*,† Mukram M. Mackeen,‡ Abdul M. Ali,‡ Norio Aimi,§ Mariko Kitajima,§ and Hiromitsu Takayama§ Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia, Department of Biotechnology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia, and Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, I-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan Received November 30, 2000 Two new prenylated compounds, the benzoquinone atrovirinone (1) and the depsidone atrovirisidone (2), were isolated from the roots of Garcinia atroviridis. Their structures were determined on the basis of the analysis of spectroscopic data. While compound 2 showed some cytotoxicity against HeLa cells, both compounds 1 and 2 were only mildly inhibitory toward Bacillus cereus and Staphylococcus aureus. Garcinia atroviridis Griff ex T. Anders (Guttiferae), a medium-sized fruit tree, which may be found growing wild or cultivated, is widely distributed throughout Peninsular Malaysia. The fruits of G. atroviridis are highly acidic, and their thinly sliced dried form is available commercially as a seasoning. In folkloric medicine, this plant has been used for the treatment of cough, dandruff, earache, stomach pains associated with pregnancy, and throat irritation.1 In a preliminary investigation of the biological activities of G. atroviridis, the roots were found to exhibit antibacterial and antioxidant activities.1 Previous chemical studies on this species have reported the isolation of garcinia acid (hydroxycitric acid) and its dibutyl methyl ester and β- and γ-lactone derivatives from the fruits, and a tetraoxygenated xanthone, atroviridin, from the stem bark.2-4 In this paper, we describe the isolation and structure elucidation of atrovirinone (1), a new prenylated benzoquinone, and atrovirisidone (2), a new prenylated depsidone from the methanol extract of the dried roots of G. atroviridis. Both compounds were also assayed for antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities. Compound 1, obtained as red needles, was assigned the molecular formula C25H28O8 by HRFABMS. The IR spectrum exhibited absorption bands at 3382 and 1654 cm-1 for hydroxyl and carbonyl functionalities, respectively. The UV spectrum showed an absorption band at λmax 204, 221, and 273 nm, which was consistent with the absorptions of a 1,4-benzoquinone chromophore, as previously reported.5,6 The 13C NMR spectrum (in CDCl3) showed resonances for all 25 carbons present in the molecule (Table 1). The carbon signals at δ 183.4, 182.2, and 170.8 were assigned to two p-benzoquinone carbonyls and an ester carbonyl, respectively. The 1H NMR proton and HMQC spectra indicated the presence of two methoxyls from the signals at δ 4.04 (δC 60.4) and 3.90 (δC 52.5). The HMBC spectrum further suggested that the former is attached to an olefinic carbon (δC 135.3), and the latter is located at a carbonyl carbon (δC 170.8). The 13C NMR data of 1 indicated the presence of three hydroxylated or alkoxylated aromatic carbons at δ 165.5, 161.2, and 160.1. The 1H NMR and HMQC spectra showed signals due to two meta-coupled aromatic proton signals at δ 6.11 (δC 98.0) and δ 5.72 (δC 95.0). The HMBC * To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +6-03-89486101, ext 3580. Fax: +6-03-89488563. E-mail: nhlajis@ibs.upm.edu.my. † Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia. ‡ Department of Biotechnology, Univesiti Putra Malaysia. § Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University. 10.1021/np000563o CCC: $20.00 Figure 1. Compound 1 and its partial structures (a and b) with selected HMBC correlations. spectrum revealed that correlations occurred between C-6′′′ (δ 165.5), C-1′′′ (δ 97.2), and C-5′′′ (δ 98.0) with the HO-6′′′ proton signal at δ 11.90, while the signals of C-4′′′ (δ 161.2), C-3′′′ (δ 95.0), and C-5′′′ (δ 98.0) correlated with the HO4′′′ proton signal at δ 5.59, suggesting that the two hydroxyls are located at C-4′′′ and C-6′′′. In the aromatic region of the spectrum, the proton signal at δ 6.11 (H-5′′′) further showed correlations with the carbon signals at δ 165.5 (C-6′′′), 161.2 (C-4′′′), 97.2 (C-1′′′), and 95.0 (C-3′′′), while another aromatic proton signal at δ 5.72 (H-3′′′) correlated with the carbon signals at δ 161.2 (C-4′′′), 160.1 (C-2′′′), 98.0 (C-5′′′), and 97.2 (C-1′′′), establishing the partial structure a (Figure 1). Although it was not possible to unambiguously assign their 1H and 13C NMR signals, the presence of two prenyl side chains in 1 was indicated by the occurrence of two sets of signals [δΗ 3.22 (δC 25.8); δΗ 4.95 (δC 119.3); δC 134.3; δΗ 1.69 (δC 25.9); δΗ 1.76 (δC 18.1), and δΗ 3.19 (δC 25.8); δΗ 4.95 (δC 119.2); δC 134.2; δΗ 1.66 (δC 25.8)]; δΗ 1.69 (δC 18.1)] in its 1H and 13C NMR spectra. The HMBC spectrum further showed that the proton signal at δ 3.22 correlated with the carbonyl carbon at δ 183.4, the olefinic carbon signals at δ 142.2 and 141.7, and those at δ 134.3 and 119.3. The proton signal at δ 3.19 was found to correlate with the carbonyl carbon at δ 182.2, the olefinic carbons at δ 142.2 and 141.7, and those at δ 134.2 and 119.2. In this manner, it was apparent that the two prenyl units are © 2001 American Chemical Society and American Society of Pharmacognosy Published on Web 06/28/2001 Notes Table 1. Journal of Natural Products, 2001, Vol. 64, No. 7 977 13C NMR (125 MHz) and 1H NMR (500 MHz) Data of Compounds 1 (in CDCl3) and 2 (in CD3OD)a,b compound 1 position δCa 1c 2b 3 CH3O-3 4c 5d 6d 1′e 2′f 3′g 4′h 5′i 1′′e 2′′f 3′′g 4′′h 5′′i 1′′′ 2′′′ 3′′′ 4′′′ 5′′′ 6′′′ -COOCH3 -COOCH3 HO-4′′′ HO-6′′′ 183.4 (184.7) 135.3 147.4 (148.7) 60.4 (61.0) 182.2 (183.7) 142.2 (143.4) 141.7 (143.0) 25.8 (26.3) 119.3 (120.9) 134.3 (134.8) 25.9 (25.9) 18.1 (18.1) 25.8 (26.2) 119.2 (120.8) 134.2 (135.0) 25.8 (25.9) 18.1 (18.1) 97.2 (97.6) 160.1 (161.1) 95.0 (96.4) 161.2 (164.8) 98.0 (98.8) 165.5 (166.1) 170.8 (172.0) 52.5 (52.6) compound 2 δΗ 4.04 (3H, s) 3.22 (2H, brd, J ) 7.0) 4.95 (1H, m) 1.69 (3H, s) 1.76 (3H, s) 3.19 (2H, brd, J ) 7.0) 4.95 (1H, m) 1.66 (3H, s) 1.69 (3H, s) 5.72 (1H, d, J ) 2.4) 6.11 (1H, d, J ) 2.4) position δC 1 2 3 4 4a 5a 6 CH3O-6 7 8j 9j 9a 11 11a 1′ 2′ 3′ 4′k 5′k 1′′ 2′′ 3′′ 4′′l 5′′l 166.6 101.1 166.7 101.5 163.5 143.0 138.4 62.9 147.5 129.0 126.0 137.3 169.2 99.0 26.2 124.0 132.2 25.8 18.0 26.5 123.6 132.9 25.9 18.3 δΗ 6.18 (1H, d, J ) 2.4) 6.31 (1H, d, J ) 2.4) 3.94 (3H, s) 3.32 (2H, brd, J ) 6.4) 5.00 (1H, m) 1.64 (3H, s) 1.71 (3H, s) 3.39 (2H, brd, J ) 6.4) 4.96 (1H, m) 1.64 (3H, s) 1.76 (3H, s) 3.90 (3H, s) 5.59 (1H, s) 11.90 (1H, s) a Values in italics are for the sample run in CD OD. b C-2 was not detected in CD OD. c -lAssignments may be interchanged within 3 3 the same column. located adjacent to each other on the 1,4-benzoquinone ring. A correlation of the methoxyl protons resonating at δ 4.04 with the carbon signal at δ 135.3 was also observed. All these data established the partial structure b (Figure 1). The connectivity between partial structures a and b was established for 1 based on the observation that the 13C NMR signals for C-2′′′ and C-6′′′ did not coincide. Similarly, the noncoincidence of the H-3′′′ and H-5′′′ signals also was observed. These observations exclude the possibility of a C-2/C-4′′′ connectivity since if this were the case, a symmetrical benzoate would be produced. Furthermore, an NOE enhancement of 4% was observed only on the H-3′′′ (δ 5.72) proton signal upon irradiation of the CH3O-3 (δ 4.04) protons to indicate a C-2/C-2′′′ ether linkage. Thus, compound 1 (atrovirinone) was deduced to be a new prenylated benzoquinone and assigned as 2-(1-methoxycarbonyl-4,6-dihydroxyphenoxy)-3-methoxy-5,6-di(3-methyl-2-butenyl)-1,4-benzoquinone. Compound 2, obtained as colorless crystals, was assigned the molecular formula C24H26O7 by HRFABMS. This formula was CH2O less than that of compound 1, corresponding to the loss of a methoxyl group, as also supported by 1H and 13C NMR data. The expected 24 carbon signals were observed in the 13C NMR spectrum (Table 1). Only one signal (δ 169.2) attributable to an ester carbonyl was detected at low field, suggesting the absence of the benzoquinone moiety found in compound 1. This ester carbonyl was found to be that of a lactone on the basis of the IR absorption band at 1670 cm-1. The IR spectrum also showed significant absorption at 3388 cm-1 (hydroxyl). The pattern of signals (δ 6.31: 1H, d, J ) 2.4 Hz and δ 6.18: 1H, d, J ) 2.4 Hz) in the aromatic region of the 1H NMR spectrum resembled that of compound 1, indicating a similar substitution pattern of two meta-coupled aromatic protons. The results of the HMQC experiment showed that the signals at δ 6.31 and 6.18 correlated with the signals at δ 101.5 and 101.1, respectively. This was confirmed by HMBC correlations of the 1H NMR signal at δ 6.31 with Figure 2. Compound 2, its partial structures (c and d) with selected HMBC correlations, and its major mass spectral fragmentation ion (e). the 13C NMR signals at δ 166.7, 163.5, 101.1, and 99.0 and the 1H NMR signal at δ 6.18 with the carbon signals at δ 166.7, 166.6, 101.5, and 99.0. Therefore, by comparison with compound 1, the signals at δ 166.7 and 166.6 were assigned to two hydroxyl-bearing carbons in ring A to form the partial structure c (Figure 2). The resonances at δ 147.5, 143.0, 138.4, 137.3, 129.0, and 126.0 in the 13C NMR spectrum together with the absence of signals for additional aromatic protons in the 1H NMR spectrum also suggested the presence of a fully substituted aromatic ring (ring B). Of these carbon signals, those at δ 147.5 (-OH), 143.0 (-O-), 138.4 (-O-), and 137.3 (-O-) were oxygen bearing. The single methoxyl group present (δH 3.94, δC 62.9) was attached to ring B, as shown by the HMBC correlation between the proton signal at δ 3.94 and the carbon signal at δ 138.4. 978 Journal of Natural Products, 2001, Vol. 64, No. 7 Notes Table 2. Antimicrobial and Cytotoxic Activities of Atrovirinone (1) and Atrovirisidone (2) compound atrovirinone (1) atrovirisidone (2) streptomycin doxorubicin colchicine diameter of inhibition (mm) at 10 µg/disk S. aureus B. cereus E. coli 6.5 8 13.5 6.5 7.5 21 -ve -ve 12.5 HeLa (IC50 µg/mL) 15 >30 11 21 The occurrence of two prenyl units in 2 was concluded from the 1H and 13C NMR and HMQC spectra by the presence of two sets of signals comparable to the analogous signals observed in 1. The HMBC spectrum showed that correlations occurred between the 1H NMR signal at δ 3.39 with the signals at 137.3, 132.9, 129.0, 126.0, and 123.6 as well as the 1H NMR signal at δ 3.32 with the 13C NMR signals at 147.5, 132.2, 129.0, 126.0, and 124.0 and indicated that the two prenyl units were located at adjacent carbons in ring B to suggest the partial structure d (Figure 2). In an NOE experiment, irradiation of the methoxyl protons at δ 3.94 gave a peak enhancement (7%) at δ 6.31. The linkage between rings A and B was determined from this result and by comparison with the spectral data of garcinisidone A7 and garcidepsidones A-D.8 Hence compound 2 was established as a new depsidone (atrovirisidone) and assigned as 1,3,7-trihydroxy-6-methoxy-8,9-di(3methyl-2-butenyl)-1H-dibenzo[b,e]-[1,4]dioxepin-11-one. The mass fragment ion at m/z 153 (100%) in the EIMS was suggestive of the fragment e (Figure 2) since depsidones exhibit significant cleavage of the depside and ether linkage to give a product ion corresponding to the ring A fragment.9 Only very few depsidones from higher plants have so far been reported, although many such isolations from lichens and fungi have been reported.7,8,10,11 In view of the common occurrence of xanthones in the family Guttiferae, their possible role as the precursor for the biogenesis of depsidones has also been suggested.8 Structurally, atrovirisidone (2) is closely related to atrovirinone (1). Atrovirinone could be formed from atrovirisidone by hydrolysis of the lactone ring in the latter followed by oxidation to 1,4-benzoquinone (Scheme 1; Supporting Information). The results of the antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities of compounds 1 and 2 are shown in Table 2. At the dose of 10 µg per disk, compounds 1 and 2 exhibited significant inhibitory activity only against Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus (both Gram positive) but not against Escherichia coli (Gram negative), Aspergillus ochraceus (fungus), and Candida albicans (yeast). The antibacterial activity of both compounds was less than the control, streptomycin sulfate. Only compound 1 showed cytotoxicity toward HeLa cells with an IC50 of 15 µg/mL, which was comparable to the standards doxorubicin (IC50 11 µg/mL) and colchicine (IC50 21 µg/mL). Experimental Section General Experimental Procedures. Melting points were determined on a Kofler hot-stage apparatus and were uncorrected. UV (in absolute ethanol) and IR (KBr) spectra were recorded on a JASCO V-560 spectrophotometer and a PerkinElmer 1650 FTIR spectrophotometer, respectively. 1H and 13C NMR spectra (CDCl3 and/or CD3OD as indicated) were determined on a JEOL JNM-A 500 spectrometer at 500 MHz (1H) and 125 MHz (13C), respectively. The spectra were interpreted with the aid of the 1H-1H COSY, HMBC, and HMQC techniques. EIMS were recorded using a JEOL JMS-AM20 spectrometer, with ionization being induced by electron impact at 70 eV. HRFABMS were obtained on a JEOL JMS HX-110A spectrometer. For column chromatography silica gel Merck 9385 and Sephadex LH-20 were used. Analytical TLC was performed with Merck DC-Plastikfollen 60 F254. Bioassays. The antimicrobial assay was performed at the test dose of 10 µg/disk using the disk diffusion method. Cytotoxicity toward the human cervical carcinoma cell line (HeLa) was determined using an MTT assay after a 72 h incubation period. Both these assays were performed as described previously.1 Plant Material. The roots of Garcinia atroviridis were collected in Apil 1999 at Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia, and airdried as well as ground before extraction. A voucher specimen (MM-1) was lodged at the herbarium of the Biology Department, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Extraction and Isolation. The ground roots of Garcinia atroviridis (1 kg) were extracted with MeOH (3 × 5 L) by successive overnight soakings. The combined extracts were evaporated under reduced pressure to give a brown gum (115 g). The gum was shaken with H2O/MeOH (2:1) (750 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3 × 250 mL). The EtOAc extract was concentrated under reduced pressure to give a brownish gum (31 g). This extract was then subjected to Si gel column chromatography and successively eluted with n-hexane followed by n-hexane/EtOAc (2:1), n-hexane/EtOAc (1:1), nhexane/EtOAc (1:2), and finally EtOAc, to give 20 (100 mL) fractions. Combination afforded fraction B (3-7) and fraction C (8-13). Fraction B (3.7 g) was rechromatographed on a Si gel column and eluted with n-hexane/EtOAc (7:3) to give 40 (15 mL) fractions, of which fractions 18-30 were pooled. These pooled fractions (1.1 g) were subsequently chromatographed on a Sephadex LH-20 column and eluted with MeOH to give 30 (15 mL) fractions. Fractions 10-15 were combined and recrystallized with CHCl3/n-hexane to afford compound 1 as red needles (20 mg). Fraction C (2.4 g) was chromatographed on a Si gel column and eluted with n-hexane/EtOAc (2:1) to give 25 (15 mL) fractions. Fractions 8-10 were combined and recrystallized with CHCl3/n-hexane to give compound 2 as colorless crystals (15 mg). Atrovirinone (1): red needles (CHCl3/n-hexane); mp 124125 °C; UV (EtOH) λmax (log ǫ) 204 (5.14), 221 (5.10), 273 (5.04) nm; IR (KBr) νmax 3382, 2936, 1654, 1614, 1444, 1160, 1034 cm-1; 1H and 13C NMR data, see Table 1; EIMS m/z 456 [M+] (60), 441 (100), 409 (36), 341 (22), 153 (24), 129 (13), 97 (16), 91 (16), 83 (18), 73 (23) 69 (72), 55 (38); HRFABMS m/z 457.1831 [M + H]+ calcd for C25H29O8, 457.1862. Atrovirisidone (2): colorless crystals (CHCl3/n-hexane); mp 75-76 °C; UV (EtOH) λmax (log ǫ) 207 (4.93), 269 (4.36) nm; IR (KBr) νmax 3388, 2974, 1670, 1636, 1592, 1460, 1240, 1166 cm-1; 1H and 13C NMR data, see Table 1; EIMS m/z 426 [M+] (88), 395 (9), 370 (34), 355 (24), 339 (73), 327 (14), 311 (17), 235 (18), 193 (29), 153 (100), 136 (14), 119 (18), 105 (21), 91 (40), 69 (75); HRFABMS m/z 427.1675 [M + H+] calcd for C24H27O7, 427.1757. Acknowledgment. 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