Valley multiferroicity, coupled with ferro-valleytricity and primary ferroicities in a single phase, is of fundamental significance in condensed-matter physics and materials science, as it provides a convenient route to reverse the anomalous valley Hall (AVH) effect. Current research in this field focuses mainly on ferromagnetic ferro-valleytricity, whereas ferroelectric ferro-valleytricity is seldom explored. Here, using symmetry arguments and tight-binding model analysis, we report a novel mechanism of coupling ferro-valleytricity with ferroelectricity, , single-phase valley multiferroicity, in a two-dimensional magnetic lattice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEngineering the valley index is essential and highly sought for valley physics, but currently, it is exclusively based on the paradigm of the challenging ferrovalley with spin-orientation reversal under a magnetic field. Here, an alternative strategy, i.e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThree undescribed seco-iridoid glycosides, one undescribed flavonoid glycoside, and three known glycosides were isolated and identified from Gentiana olivieri Griseb. The structures of these compounds were determined through spectroscopic analysis and ECD calculations. Olivierisecosides NP (1-3) were identified as aromatic conjugated seco-iridoid glucosides, among them olivierisecoside N was representing a particularly rare subtype known as the morroniside seco-iridoids.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Artemisia absinthium L. is a well-known medicinal, aromatic, and edible plant with important medicinal and economic properties and a long history of use in treating liver inflammation and other diseases; however, there has been insufficient progress in quality control.
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the quality markers for the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities of A.
Three undescribed sesquiterpenes (1-3), two enantiomeric pairs of monoterpenes (4a/4b-5a/5b), one alkyne (6), two known alkynes (7-8) and eight known coumarins (9-16) were isolated from the aerial parts extracts of Artemisia scoparia. The structures of these compounds were fully elucidated by their 1D and 2D NMR, HRESIMS spectral data analyses, and comparison with literature. The absolute configurations of compounds were determined by single-crystal X-ray crystallography (1), a comparison of experimental and calculated electronic circular dichroism (ECD) data (2-6).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInvestigation on the chemical constituents of Artemisia scoparia resulted in the isolation of sixteen compounds, including undescribed six pairs of diprenylated phenolic enantiomers (±)-scopacoumaricin A-F, and two pairs of cis-trans isomers cis/trans-scopacoumaricin G and cis/trans-artepillin A. Trans-artepillin A was obtained from this plant for the first time. The structures of the isolates were proposed by analysis of their 1D, 2D-NMR and HRESIMS spectroscopic data.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThree undescribed compounds (1-3), including two butenolides and one indol alkaloids. Together with twenty-one known compounds (4-24) were isolated and identified from Lepidium obtusum Basin. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic analysis and ECD calculations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe ethanol extract of the Gentiana olivieri Griseb plant was subjected to an investigation to ascertain the presence of its iridoid constituents. By means of HPLC and TLC monitoring, a total of thirteen previously unreported seco-iridoid glucosides olivierisecoside A-M, as well as seven known seco-iridoid glycosides and one known iridoid glycoside were isolated. Their structures were elucidated by a comprehensive spectroscopic data analysis and ECD calculations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGiven the limitations of existing antiviral drugs and vaccines, there is still an urgent need for new anti-influenza drugs. CAM106, a rupestonic acid derivative, was studied for its potent antiviral activity and showed a favorable inhibitory effect on influenza virus replication. However, many gaps exist in preclinical studies of CAM106.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report the synthesis, molecular docking and anticancer properties of the novel compound (E)-1-methyl-9-(3-methylbenzylidene)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydropyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4(1H)-one (PP562). PP562 was screened against sixteen human cancer cell lines and exhibited excellent antiproliferative activity with IC values ranging from 0.016 to 5.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFShawurenine C (1a) and D (1b), a new pair of regioisomeric C -diterpenoid alkaloids, and five known C -diterpenoid alkaloids (2-6) were isolated from the aerial part of Delphinium shawurense W. T. Wang.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe chemical transformation of the tricyclic furo[2,3-d]pyrimidines was performed under isosteric and scaffold-hopping strategies focusing on the synthesis of its arylidene and imine-containing derivatives. Naturally-occurring alkaloids mackinazolinone and isaindigotone were as templates of target heterocycles. Synthesized compounds evaluated for their antitumor activity on human cancer cervical HeLa, breast MCF-7, and colon HT-29 cell lines.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNovel pyrazolo[3,4-d] pyrimidine derivatives bearing carbon-aryl(heteryl)idene moieties were synthesized via a condensation reaction of 5-aminopyrazoles and cyclic lactams. The preparation of the target compounds employed bioisosterism, where a pyrazole ring was a major replacement. Fifteen target compounds were investigated for their antiproliferative activity on five human cancer cell lines; derivative (E)- 1-methyl-9-(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzylidene)- 6,7,8,9-tetrahydropyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4(1H)-one (10k) showed the highest activity (IC value (0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA facile protocol was developed for the combinatorial synthesis of furo[2,3-d]pyrimidinone and pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidinone library via a one-pot condensation, from 2-amino furans/pyrroles. Herein reported process required a similar reaction condition, providing mild access to two diverse series of natural product-like heterocycles. Both furo[2,3-d]pyrimidinones and pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidinones were evaluated in vitro against a panel of human cancer cell lines including against human cancer HeLa (cervical), MCF-7 (breast) and HT-29 (colon) cell lines.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe modulation of valley polarization in one single system is of important fundamental and practical importance in quantum information technology. Here, through the first-principles calculations, we identify single-layer TcIrGeS as a tantalizing candidate for realizing the modulation of valley polarization. Arising from the combination of inversion symmetry breaking and intrinsic magnetic exchange interaction, single-layer TcIrGeS exhibits spontaneous valley polarization.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInvestigation on the chemical constituents of Viola kunawurensis resulted in the isolation of seven undescribed megastigmane sesquiterpenoids including four bicyclic megastigmane glucosides, kunawuronoside A-D, two megastigmane glucosides, kunawuronoside E-F, and a megastigmane, kunawurone A, together with ten known megastigmane sesquiterpenoids. Their structures were established by comprehensive 1D, 2D-NMR and HRESIMS analyses, and their absolute configurations were determined by comparing their calculated ECD data with the experimental ones. Evaluations of the anti-inflammatory activity revealed that kunawuronoside A-D and compounds 14-15 inhibited COX-2 expression with inhibition rates ranging from 36.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFis a popular medicinal mushroom with diverse pharmacological activities in many Asian countries. Four new triterpenoids, named sulphurenoids A-D (-), along with 12 known analogues, were isolated from the fruits of . Nuclear magnetic resonance, infrared spectroscopy, and high-resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (HR-ESI-MS) techniques were used for the investigation of the chemical structure of isolated compounds.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDichloromethane and butanol extracts of the roots of were analyzed to determine chemical constituents and biological activity. The new coumarin , yuganin B ((5-(((2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-2-((2-oxo-2H-chromen-7-yl)oxy)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl)oxy)-3,4-dihydroxytetrahydrofuran-3-yl)methyl 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoate) along with three phenolic and twenty-four known coumarins were isolated from the roots of , and the structures of these isolated compounds were elucidated by UV, HR-ESIMS, and 1 D and 2 D NMR spectroscopy. In addition, the anti-melanogenic effect of several of the isolated individual compounds and their inhibitory effect on B16 cells were evaluated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNineteen compounds, including seventeen alkaloids O-methylarmepavine (), (S)-6-methoxy-1-(4-methoxybenzyl)-2-methyl -1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-7-ol (), (+)-(IR,laR)-lahydroxymagnocurarin (), (6R,6aS,P)-(+)-corydine (), (+)-N-methyllaurotetanine (), magnoflorine (), 3-hydroxy-1,2-dimethoxy-5-methyl-5H-dibenzoindol-4-one (), imperialine (), crispine B (), (S)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)-N-methylpropan-2-amine (), methyl 2- (acetamino)benzoate (), 2-carboxyoxanilic acid methylester (), 4-[2-(methoxycarbonyl) anilino]-4-oxobutanoic acid methyl ester (), N-methylcorydaldine (), N-methyl-6,7- dimethoxyisoquinolone (), (5,6,7,8)-5-amino-(2Z,4Z)-1,2,3-trihybuta-2,4-dienyloxypentane- 6,7,8,9-tetraol (), nicotinic acid (), and two megastigmane type compounds, S(+)- dehydrovomifoliol () and megastigmane (), were isolated from the Aconitum barbatum var. puberulum Ledeb. Compounds and were isolated from this plant for the first time, of which compound was isolated from natural source for the first time.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGuaipyridine alkaloids (-)-rupestine D, (-)-guaipyridine, (-)-epiguaipyridine, and (-)-cananodine together with two stereoisomers 8-epi-rupestine D and 5-epi-cananodine were synthesized enantioselectively from readily available citronellol. The key steps in this synthesis are (i) intermolecular opening of a trisubstituted epoxide for the formation of a chiral center at C-8; (ii) ring-closing metathesis for the construction of a seven-membered carbocyclic ring; and (iii) biomimetic cyclization of a 1,5-dicarbonyl compound for the construction of a pyridine-fused bicyclic skeleton.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA series of 5-amino-1-N-substituted-imidazole-4-carboxylate building blocks was synthesized and assayed for their antiproliferative potential against human cancer cell lines, including HeLa (cervical), HT-29, HCT-15 (colon), A549 (lung), and MDA-MB-231 (breast) cells. The preliminary screening results revealed that several derivatives containing alkyl chains at the N-1 position of the imidazole core demonstrate a certain inhibitory effect on growth and proliferation. A significant effect was observed following ethyl 5-amino-1-dodecyl-1H-imidazole-4-carboxylate (5e) treatment for 72 h.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSeven previously undescribed diterpenoid alkaloids, including five C-diterpenoid alkaloids, barpuberudine, barpubesines A-D, and two C-diterpenoid alkaloids, barpubenines A-B, along with 11 known diterpenoid alkaloids were isolated from the whole plant of Aconitum barbatum var. puberulum Ledeb. (Ranunculaceae).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSix new diterpenes Euphonoids A-F including one ingenol (1), three lathyrane (2-5), one ent-abietane (6) and fifteen known derivatives (7-21) were isolated from the aerial parts of Euphorbia antiquorum L. Their structures were elucidated by physical data analysis. Compounds 1, 12, and 16 improve the melanogenesis in B16 cells in vitro.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFActa Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun
December 2019
The structure of the jatrophane diterpenoid (ES2), CHO, has ortho-rhom-bic (222) symmetry. The absolute configuration in the crystal has been determined as 2,3,4,5,7,8,9,13,14,15 [the Flack parameter is -0.06 (11)].
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