symbioimine;
neosymbioimine;
iminium metabolite;
inhibition of osteoclasts differentiation;
COX-2;
D O I:
10.1016/j.bmc.2005.05.064
中图分类号:
Q5 [生物化学];
Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号:
071010 ;
081704 ;
摘要:
Two amphoteric iminium metabolites, symbioimine (1) and neosymbioimine (2), were isolated from a cultivated symbiotic marine dinoflagellate Symbiodinium sp. Compounds I and 2 have a characteristic 6,6,6-tricyclic iminium ring structure and an aryl sulfate moiety. The plausible biogenetic pathway of I and 2 can be explained by an intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction followed by imine cyclization. Symbioimine (1) inhibited the differentiation of RAW264 cells into osteoclasts (EC50 = 44 mu M), and significantly inhibited cyclooxygenase-2 activity at 10 mu M. Thus, symbioimine is a potent anti-resorptive and anti-inflammatory drug. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.