文摘
Two new structurally unique trimeric carbazole alkaloids, murratrines A and B (1, 2), and 11 new carbazole dimers, murradines A鈥揔 (3鈥?b>13), and four known analogues (14鈥?b>17) were isolated from the leaves and stems of Murraya tetramera. The structures and relative configurations of 1鈥?b>13 were elucidated on the basis of comprehensive 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy, high-resolution mass spectrometry, and electronic circular dichroism (ECD) data analysis. Murratrines A and B (1, 2) both contain an unprecedented carbazole trimeric skeleton, and murradines A and D (3, 6) are the first natural C-1鈥揅-3鈥?methyl-linked and C-6鈥揅-3鈥?methyl-linked dimeric carbazole alkaloids, respectively. Compounds 4, 10, 14, 15, and 17 exhibited inhibition of nitric oxide production stimulated by lipopolysaccharide in BV-2 microglial cells with IC50 values in the range of 11.2鈥?9.3 渭M.