Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.136, No.21, 7631-7633, 2014
Logeracemin A, an Anti-HIV Daphniphyllum Alkaloid Dimer with a New Carbon Skeleton from Daphniphyllum longeracemosum
Logeracemin A (1), the first Daphniphyllum alkaloid dimer featuring an unprecedented carbon skeleton with a unique conjugated trispiro[4,5] decane backbone, was isolated from Daphniphyllum longeracemosum. Its structure and absolute configuration were established on the basis of spectroscopic data and X-ray crystallography. Logeracemin A showed significant anti-HIV activity with an EC50 of 4.5 +/- 0.1 mu M and a selectivity index of 6.2. The structure-activity relationship of the tested compounds was briefly discussed.