Journal
NATURAL PRODUCT COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 16, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/1934578X211035851
Keywords
Tuberculosis; Zanthoxylum leprieurii; antimycobacterial activity; trans-fagaramide; alkaloid
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- Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) [91560246]
- DAAD
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Lupeol, sesamin, trans-fagaramide, and other compounds isolated from the stem bark of Zanthoxylum leprieurii showed moderate to significant antimycobacterial activities, with trans-fagaramide potentially serving as a vital template for novel and effective tuberculosis drugs.
Zanthoxylum leprieurii Guill. and Perr. (Rutaceae) stem bark is used locally in Uganda for treating tuberculosis (TB) and cough-related infections. Lupeol (1), sesamin (2), trans-fagaramide (3), arnottianamide (4), (S)-marmesinin (5), and hesperidin (6) were isolated from the chloroform/methanol (1:1) extract of Z. leprieurii stem bark. Their structures were elucidated using spectroscopic techniques and by comparison with literature data. Furthermore, the extract and isolated compounds were subjected to antimycobacterial activity. The extract exhibited moderate activity against the susceptible (H(37)Rv) TB strain, but weak activity against the multidrug resistant (MDR)-TB strain with minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 586.0 and 1172.0 mu g/mL, respectively. Compound 3 (trans-fagaramide) showed significant antimycobacterial activity against the susceptible (H(37)Rv) TB strain (MIC 6 mu g/mL), but moderate activity against the MDR-TB strain (MIC 12.2 mu g/mL). Compounds 2, 5, 6, and 1 showed moderate activities against the susceptible (H(37)Rv) strain (MIC 12.2-98.0 mu g/mL) and moderate to weak activities against the MDR-TB strain (MIC 24.4-195.0 mu g/mL). This study reports for the first time the isolation of compounds 1 to 6 from the stem bark of Z leprieurii. trans-Fagaramide (3) may present a vital template in pursuit of novel and highly effective TB drugs.
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