Phenolic Metabolites of Dalea ornata Affect Both Survival and Motility of the Human Pathogenic Hookworm Ancylostoma ceylanicum
Document Type
Article
Department or Administrative Unit
Biological Sciences
Publication Date
9-1-2016
Abstract
Hookworms are ubiquitous human parasites, infecting nearly one billion people worldwide, and are the leading cause of anemia and malnutrition in resource-limited countries. Current drug treatments rely on the benzimidazole derivatives albendazole and mebendazole, but there is emerging resistance to these drugs. As part of a larger screening effort, using a hamster-based ex vivo assay, anthelmintic activity toward Ancylostoma ceylanicum was observed in the crude extract of aerial parts of Dalea ornata. These studies have led to the isolation and characterization of phenolic metabolites 1–10. The structures were determined by 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy, and the absolute configuration of 1 was assigned using electronic circular dichroism data. The new compound, (2S)-8-(3-methylbut-2-en-1-yl)-6,7,4′-trihydroxyflavanone, was weakly active at 7.3 μM, with 17% reduction in survival of the hookworms after 5 days. The rotenoids deguelin and tephrosin, predictably perhaps, were the most active, with complete worm mortality observed by day 4 (or earlier) at 6.3 and 6.0 μM, respectively. The effects of 1–10 on hookworm motility and on toxicity to hamster splenocytes were also explored as important measures of treatment potential.
Recommended Citation
Deardorff, K., Ray, W., Winterstein, E., Brown, M. K., McCornack, J., Cardenas-Garcia, B., Jones, K., McNutt, S., Fulkerson, S., Ferreira, D., Gény, C., Chen, X., Belofsky, G., & Dondji, B. (2016). Phenolic Metabolites of Dalea ornata Affect Both Survival and Motility of the Human Pathogenic Hookworm Ancylostoma ceylanicum. Journal of Natural Products, 79(9), 2296–2303. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jnatprod.6b00444
Journal
Journal of Natural Products
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Copyright © 2016 The American Chemical Society and American Society of Pharmacognosy
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