Homoisoflavonoid
Homoisoflavonoids (3-benzylidenechroman-4-ones) are a type of phenolic compounds[1] occurring naturally in plants.
Chemically, they have the general structure of a 16-carbon skeleton, which consists of two phenyl rings (A and B) and heterocyclic ring (C).
Synthesis
Homoisoflavones can be synthetized from 2'-hydroxydihydrochalcones.[2]
Homoisoflavanones can be synthetized[3] from 3,5-methoxy phenols via chroman-4-one in three steps[4] or from phloroglucinol.[5]
- Conversion
Homoisoflavanes can be obtained from the conversion of homoisoflavonoids.[6]
Natural occurrences
The homoisoflavonoids portulacanones A, B, C and D can be found in Portulaca oleracea (common purslane, Caryophyllales, Portulacaceae).[7]
The 3,4-dihydroxyhomoisoflavans sappanol, episappanol, 3'-deoxysappanol, 3'-O-methylsappanol and 3'-O-methylepisappanol can be found in Caesalpinia sappan.[8]
The homoisoflavones scillavones A and B can be isolated from the bulbs of Scilla scilloides (Barnardia japonica).[9]
Homoisoflavanones
Homoisoflavanones (3-Benzyl-4-chromanones[10]) can be found in various plants,[11] notably in Hyacinthaceae (Scilloideae).[12]
Sappanone A can be found in Caesalpinia sappan.[13]
C-Methylated homoisoflavanones (3-(4'-methoxy-benzyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-6-methyl-8-methoxy-chroman-4-one, 3-(4'-methoxy-benzyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-6,8-dimethyl-chroman-4-one, 3-(4'-hydroxy-benzyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-6,8-dimethyl-chroman-4-one, 3-(4'-hydroxy-benzyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-6-methyl-8-methoxy-chroman-4-one and 3-(4'-hydroxy-benzyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-6-methyl-chroman-4-one) can be found in the rhizomes of Polygonum odoratum.[14]
5,7-Dihydroxy-3-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzyl)-chroman-4-one, a homoisoflavanone extracted from Cremastra appendiculata (Orchidaceae), has anti-angiogenic activities and inhibits UVB-induced skin inflammation through reduced cyclooxygenase-2 expression and NF-?B nuclear localization.[15]
In Asparagaceae
3-(4'-Methoxybenzyl)-7,8-methylenedioxy-chroman-4-one, a homoisoflavanone with antimycobacterial activity, can be isolated from Chlorophytum inornatum (Asparagaceae, Agavoideae).[6]
5,7-Dihydroxy-3-(4-methoxybenzyl)-chroman-4-one, 7-hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxybenzyl)-chroman-4-one and 4’-demethyl-3,9-dihydro-punctatin can be isolated from Agave tequilana (Asparagaceae, Agavoideae).[16]
- in Scilloideae (Hyacinthaceae)
7-O-α-Rhamnopyranosyl-(1→6)-β-glucopiranosyl-5-hydroxy-3-(4-methoxybenzyl)-chroman-4-one, 7-O-α-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→6)-β-glucopiranosyl-5-hydroxy-3-(4′-hydroxybenzyl)-chroman-4-one, 5,7-dihydroxy-3-(4′-methoxybenzyl)-chroman-4-one (3,9-dihidroeucomin), 5,7-dihidroxy-6-methoxy-3-(4′-methoxybenzyl)-chroman-4-one, 5,7-dihidroxy 3-(4′-hydroxybenzyl)-chroman-4-one (4,4′-demethyl-3,9-dihydropuctatin), 5,7-dihidroxy-3-(4′-hydroxybenzyl)-6-methoxy-chroman-4-one (3,9-dihydroeucomnalin) and 7-hydroxy-3-(4′-hydroxybenzyl)-5-methoxy-chroman-4-one can be isolated from the bulbs of Ledebouria floribunda (tribe Hyacintheae).[17] Other compounds can be found in Ledebouria revoluta, a plant widely used as an ethnomedicinal in southern Africa.[10]
The homoisoflavanone glycosides (-)-7-O-methyleucomol 5-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside, (-)-7-O-methyleucomol 5-O-beta-rutinoside and (-)-7-O-methyleucomol 5-O-beta-neohesperidoside can be isolated from the bulbs of Ornithogalum caudatum (tribe Ornithogaloideae).[18]
Scillascillin-type homoisoflavanones (3-hydroxy-type homoisoflavonoids) can be isolated from Drimiopsis maculata (tribe Hyacintheae, Massoniinae).[19]
Eucomin, eucomol,[20] (E)-7-O-methyl-eucomin, (—)-7-O-methyleucomol, (+)-3,9-dihydro-eucomin and 7-O-methyl-3,9-dihydro-eucomin[21] can be isolated from the bulbs of Eucomis bicolor (tribe Hyacintheae, Massoniinae). 4′-o-Methyl-punctatin, autumnalin and 3,9-dihydro-autumnalin can be found in Eucomis autumnalis.[22]
Five homoisoflavanones, 3,5-dihydroxy-7,8-dimethoxy-3-(3',4'-dimethoxybenzyl)-4-chromanone, 3,5-dihydroxy-7-methoxy-3-(3',4'-dimethoxybenzyl)-4-chromanone, 3,5-dihydroxy-7,8-dimethoxy-3-(3'-hydroxy-4'-methoxybenzyl)-4-chromanone, 3,5,6-trihydroxy-7-methoxy-3-(3'-hydroxy-4'-methoxybenzyl)-4-chromanone and 3,5,7-trihydroxy-3-(3'-hydroxy-4'methoxybenzyl)-4-chromanone, can be isolated from the dichloromethane extract of the bulbs of Pseudoprospero firmifolium (tribe Hyacintheae, subtribe Pseudoprospero).[23]
A homoisoflavanone can also be found in Albuca fastigiata (tribe Ornithogaleae).[24]
The same molecule, 5,6-dimethoxy-7-hydroxy-3-(4′-hydroxybenzyl)-4-chromanone, can be found in the bulbs of Resnova humifusa and Eucomis montana (tribe Hyacintheae, subtribe Massoniinae).[25]
Uses
The homoisoflavonoids portulacanones A, B, C and D show in vitro cytotoxic activities towards four human cancer cell lines.[7]
See also
- Flavonoids and isoflavonoids, related chemicals with a 15-carbon skeleton
References
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- ↑ A new synthesis of homoisoflavanones (3-benzyl-4-chromanones). Amolak C. Jain and Anita Mehta, Tetrahedron, 1985, Volume 41, Issue 24, Pages 5933–5937, doi:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)91433-4
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- ↑ Synthesis of scillascillin, a naturally occurring benzocyclobutene. Viresh H. Rawal and Michael P. Cava, Tetrahedron Letters, 1983, Volume 24, Issue 50, Pages 5581–5584, doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)94146-7
- 1 2 Synthesis of (+/-) homoisoflavanone and corresponding homoisoflavane. Zhang L, Zhang WG, Kang J, Bao K, Dai Y and Yao XS, Journal of Asian natural products research, volume 10, issues 9-10, pages 909-13, PubMed
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- ↑ Homoisoflavonoids and related compounds. II. Isolation and absolute configurations of 3,4-dihydroxylated homoisoflavans and brazilins from Caesalpinia sappan L. Michio Namikoshi, Hiroyuki Nakata, Hiroyuki Yamada, Minako Nagai and Tamotsu Saitoh, Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 1987, volume 35, number 7, pages 2761-2773 (abstract)
- ↑ A new homostilbene and two new homoisoflavones from the bulbs of Scilla scilloides. Nishida Y, Eto M, Miyashita H, Ikeda T, Yamaguchi K, Yoshimitsu H, Nohara T and Ono M, Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo)., July 2008, volume56, issue 7, pages 1022-1025, PubMed
- 1 2 3-Benzyl-4-chromanones (homoisoflavanones) from bulbs of the ethnomedicinal geophyte Ledebouria revoluta (Hyacinthaceae). N. Moodley, N.R. Crouch, D.A Mulholland, D. Slade and D. Ferreira, South African Journal of Botany, January 2006; 72(4):517-520. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2006.01.004
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- ↑ Antibacterial activity and QSAR of homoisoflavanones isolated from six Hyacinthaceae species. K. Du Toit, E.E. Elgorashi, S.F. Malan, D.A. Mulholland, S.E. Drewes and J. Van Staden, South African Journal of Botany, January 2007, 73(2), pages 236-241, doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2007.01.002
- ↑ Melanogenesis Inhibition by Homoisoflavavone Sappanone A from Caesalpinia sappan. Te-Sheng Chang, Shih-Yu Chao and Hsiou-Yu Ding, Int J Mol Sci., 2012, volume 13, issue 8, pages 10359–10367, doi:10.3390/ijms130810359, PMC 3431864
- ↑ A new C-methylated homoisoflavanone and triterpenoid from the rhizomes of Polygonatum odoratum. Wang D, Li D, Zhu W and Peng P, Natural product research, 2009, 23:6, pages 580-589, PubMed
- ↑ Homoisoflavanone inhibits UVB-induced skin inflammation through reduced cyclooxygenase-2 expression and NF-?B nuclear localization. Seulgi Hur, Yun Sang Lee, Hyun Yoo, Jeong-Hee Yang and Tae-Yoon Kim, Journal of Dermatological Science, September 2010, Volume 59, Issue 3, Pages 163–169, doi:10.1016/j.jdermsci.2010.07.001
- ↑ Homoisoflavanones from Agave tequilana Weber. José Antonio Morales-Serna, Armando Jiménez, Rosa Estrada-Reyes, Carmen Marquez, Jorge Cárdenas and Manuel Salmón, Molecules, 2010, volume 15, pages 3295-3301, doi:10.3390/molecules15053295
- ↑ Homoisoflavanones from Ledebouria floribunda. María Isabel Calvo, Fitoterapia, March 2009, Volume 80, Issue 2, Pages 96–101, doi:10.1016/j.fitote.2008.10.006
- ↑ Three new homoisoflavanone glycosides from the bulbs of Ornithogalum caudatum. Tang Y, Yu B, HU J, WU T and Hui H, Journal of natural products, February 2002, volume 65, issue 2, pages 218-220, PubMed
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- ↑ Homoisoflavonones. IV. New constituents of the eucomin series of Eucomis bicolor (author's transl). Heller W, Andermatt P, Schaad W A and TAMM C, Helvetica chimica acta, 29 september 1976, volume 59, issue 6, pages 2048-2058, PubMed, doi:10.1002/hlca.19760590618
- ↑ The homo-isoflavones II1). Isolation and structure of 4′-o-methyl-punctatin, autumnalin and 3,9-dihydro-autumnalin. W.T.L. Sidwell and Ch. Tamm, Tetrahedron Letters, 1970, Volume 11, Issue 7, Pages 475–47Z, doi:10.1016/0040-4039(70)89003-7
- ↑ Homoisoflavanones from Pseudoprospero firmifolium of the monotypic tribe Pseudoprospereae (Hyacinthaceae: Hyacinthoideae). Koorbanally C, Sewjee Sarisha, Mulholland D A, Crouch N R and Dold A, Phytochemistry, November–December 2007, volume 68, issues 22-24, pages 2753-2756, PubMed
- ↑ A novel 3-hydroxy-3-benzyl-4-chromanone-type homoisoflavonoid from Albuca fastigiata (Ornithogaloideae: Hyacinthaceae). Koorbanally, Mulholland and Crouch, Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, May 2005, volume 33, issue 5, pages 545–549, doi:10.1016/j.bse.2004.08.009
- ↑ Coincident isolation of a novel homoisoflavonoid from Resnova humifusa and Eucomis montana (Hyacinthoideae: Hyacinthaceae). Neil A. Koorbanally, Neil R. Crouch, Avinash Harilal, Bavani Pillay, Bavani Pillay and Dulcie A. Mulholland, Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, January 2006, 34(2):114-118. doi:10.1016/j.bse.2005.08.003
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