Tetrahydrofuran lignans: Melanogenesis inhibitors from Premna integrifolia wood collected in Myanmar

Nwet Nwet Win*, So Yeun Woo, Hla Ngwe, Prema, Chin Piow Wong, Takuya Ito, Yasuko Okamoto, Masami Tanaka, Hiroshi Imagawa, Yoshinori Asakawa, Ikuro Abe, Hiroyuki Morita

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Abstract

Two new tetrahydrofuran lignans, taungtangyiols A (1) and B (2), and eight known furofuran lignans (3−10), were isolated from the chloroform extract of Premna integrifolia wood collected in Myanmar. Their structures were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic techniques. The X-ray crystal structure of 1 clearly indicated its relative configuration. Taungtangyiols A (1) and B (2) inhibited the deposition of melanin in B16F10 mouse melanoma cells, with IC50 values of 50.7 and 40.9 μM, respectively, without notable cytotoxicity. An SAR study demonstrated that the furofuran and dioxymethylene moieties of the lignans play a vital role in inhibiting melanogenesis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)308-313
Number of pages6
JournalFitoterapia
Volume127
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018/06

Keywords

  • Melanogenesis inhibitory activity
  • Premna integrifolia
  • Taungtangyiol
  • Tetrahydrofuran lignan

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pharmacology
  • Drug Discovery

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