Oxazole-containing diterpenoids from cell cultures of Salvia miltiorrhiza and their anti-HIV-1 activities. - GreenMedInfo Summary
Oxazole-Containing Diterpenoids from Cell Cultures of Salvia miltiorrhiza and Their Anti-HIV-1 Activities.
J Nat Prod. 2017 Dec 22 ;80(12):3241-3246. Epub 2017 Nov 29. PMID: 29185738
Dewu Zhang
Four new oxazole-containing diterpenoids, salvianans A-D (1-4), along with three known diterpenoids (5-7), were isolated from Salvia miltiorrhiza cell cultures. The structures of the new compounds were elucidated using spectroscopic methods and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The evaluation for their anti-HIV-1 activities revealed that 2 and 3 displayed inhibitory activities with ICvalues of 0.03 and 1.2μM, respectively. The time of addition (TOA) assay and long terminal repeat (LTR) luciferase reporter assay results indicated that compound 2 was an HIV-1 transcription inhibitor and might be a lead compound of antiviral agents acting on HIV-1 transcription.