Molecules (Dec 2020)

Geissospermiculatine, a New Alkaloid from <i>Geissospermum reticulatum</i> Bark

  • Joanna J. Sajkowska-Kozielewicz,
  • Paweł Kozielewicz,
  • Katerina Makarova,
  • Marcin Stocki,
  • Nicholas M. Barnes,
  • Katarzyna Paradowska

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26010143
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 1
p. 143

Abstract

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A new alkaloid, geissospermiculatine was characterized in Geissospermum reticulatum A. H. Gentry bark (Apocynaceae). Here, following a simplified isolation protocol, the structure of the alkaloid was elucidated through GC-MS, LC-MS/MS, 1D, and 2D NMR (COSY, ROESY, HSQC, HMBC, 1H-15N HMBC). Cytotoxic properties were evaluated in vitro on malignant THP-1 cells, and the results demonstrated that the cytotoxicity of the alkaloid (30 μg/mL) was comparable with staurosporine (10 μM). Additionally, the toxicity was tested on zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos in vivo by monitoring their development (0–72 h); toxicity was not evident at 30 μg/mL.

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