Zhen-Zhen Yang , Mu Chen , Xin-Yi Gao , Liang Long , Hai-Wang Yang , Yan Wu , Jun-Cheng Su , Yang Chen , Xue-Ping Lei , Ji-Hong Gu
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Abstract
Seven novel prenylated acetophenone-based meroterpenoids with new carbon skeletons, acronynoids A-G (1-7), were isolated from Acronychia pedunculata. These compounds represent the first examples of bis-prenylated acetophenone-sesquiterpenoid adducts, in which 1 featured a unique 6/6/6/9/4 fused pentacyclic ring system. Their structures with absolute configurations were established by extensive spectroscopic analyses and quantum-chemical calculations. A plausible biogenetic pathway of these isolates was proposed. Moreover, all the isolates were evaluated for their angiogenesis inhibitory activities against human microvascular endothelial cells (HMEC-1). Compound 2, as the best representative, not only inhibited the tube formation, migration, and invasion of endothelial cells, but also effectively reduced angiogenesis in zebrafish model. Further research revealed that 2 suppressed the expression of Gli1, a key regulator of angiogenesis.
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