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Pilidiostigmin, A Novel Bioactive Dimeric Acylphloroglucinol Derivative Isolated From Pilidiostigma Glabrum, Qingyao Shou, Hans Sun, Linda Banbury, Eleanore Lambley, Dane Renshaw, Christian Griesinger, Hans Griesser, Hans Wohlmuth
Pilidiostigmin, A Novel Bioactive Dimeric Acylphloroglucinol Derivative Isolated From Pilidiostigma Glabrum, Qingyao Shou, Hans Sun, Linda Banbury, Eleanore Lambley, Dane Renshaw, Christian Griesinger, Hans Griesser, Hans Wohlmuth
Dr Hans Wohlmuth
Pilidiostigmin, a novel dimeric acylphloroglucinol derivative, was isolated from the leaves of the Australian plant species Pilidiostigma glabrum (Myrtaceae). Pilidiostigmin exists in the plant in the form of a sodium salt, which is rare in natural products. The elucidation of the structure and relative configuration was achieved by spectroscopic measurements with special emphasis on 1D and 2D NMR techniques. Pilidiostigmin was found to display biological activity; it significantly and dose-dependently inhibited the synthesis of nitric oxide in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages at low micromolar concentrations.