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Article

Synthesis of Esters of Ginsenoside Metabolite M1 and Their Cytotoxicity on MGC80-3 Cells

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College of Medical, Dalian University, Dalian 116622, China
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College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University, Dalian 116622, China
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Molecules 2013, 18(4), 3689-3702; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules18043689
Submission received: 20 December 2012 / Revised: 10 March 2013 / Accepted: 11 March 2013 / Published: 25 March 2013
(This article belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Abstract

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Monoesters of ginsenoside metabolite M1 at the 3-OH, 4-OH and 6-OH positions of the glucose moiety at M1 were synthesized via the reaction of M1 with acyl chloride, or acid-N,N'-diisopropylcarbodiimide in the presence of DMAP. Their structures were fully characterized by spectral methods. The cytotoxicity of these compounds against then MGC80-3 human gastric cancer cell line was also assessed. High inhibitory effects were found at a concentration of 100 μg/mL.

1. Introduction

Ginseng (the roots of Panax ginseng C. A. MEYER. Araliaceae) has long been used in eastern Asia for their medicinal effects. The beneficial effects of ginseng are attributed to the bioactive components presenting in it, and lead to the isolation and identification of the ginsenosides, which are glycosides containing an aglycone (protopanaxadiol or protopanaxatriol) with a dammarane skeleton. On the other hand, the effect might rise from the metabolites of the glycosides when absorbed by human beings. Pharmaceutical studies have shown that upon oral administration of ginseng extract or ginsenosides they are deglycosylated by intestinal bacteria into the ginseng saponin metabolite 20-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-20(S)-protopanaxadiol (M1, Figure 1), as the main metabolite [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11]. M1 displays anticancer activity through the induction of apoptosis in various types of cancer cells [12,13,14,15,16]. Wang proposed that it is M1, instead of Rb1 (a primary glycoside in P. ginseng), that possesses potentially chemopreventive activities in human colorectal cancer [17]. Recently, Kim et al. reported that M1 could be used to treat inflammatory diseases, such as colitis, by targeting IRAK-1 activation as it inhibited the production of proinflammatory cytokines more potently than those of ginsenoside Rb1 did [18]. Other beneficial metabolic effects, e.g., enhancement of insulin secretion using M1 [19], and the anti-diabetic activity of M1 [20], have also been reported. A very recent report revealed that M1 inhibited the expressions of inducible nitric-oxide synthase, proinflammatory cytokines, monocyte chemotactic protein-1, matrix metalloproteinase-3, and matrix metalloproteinase-9 in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated BV2 microglial cells [21]. It suppresses microglial activation by inhibiting reactive oxygen species, and thus, is a promising agent for the treatment of various neurologic disorders. Accordingly, it is not surprising that the transformation of ginseng or notoginseng saponins (from the herb P. notoginseng, which chemical constituents are similar to the ginsenosides) into M1 and the bioactivities of M1 have been the subject of intense focus in the last decade [22,23,24,25].
Figure 1. The structure and atom numbering of M1.
Figure 1. The structure and atom numbering of M1.
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Hasegawa proposed that the metabolized M1 was esterified with fatty acids in the liver, which resulted in longer permanence in the body and exhibits the antitumor activities, and concluded that ginsenoside is a pro-drug activated in the body by deglycosylation and esterification [2,11]. Compared to the fact that much attention has been devoted to the bioactivities, especially anticancer activity of M1 [15,16,17], there is scant synthetic work related to M1 in the literature [26,27]. Recently, we synthesized the monoesters of M1 via introduction of acyl groups onto the 6'-OH of the glucose moiety in M1 and found the esterified products exhibited cytotoxicity against several human cancer cell lines (breast cancer MCF-7, skin melanoma SK-MEL-2 and human ovarian carcinoma B16) [28].
Even though it is reported that only the fatty acid ester substituent was connected to the C-6' position [10], there is no experimental evidence to prove it. On the other hand, it is imaginable that there may be several possible esterified products due to the existence of multiple hydroxyl groups in M1, each being possibly esterified. These isomeric esters may display different bioactivities. A systemic investigation of the anti-tumor activity should be important for understanding the metabolite products and the possible discovery of more active anti-tumor compounds. Meanwhile, the existence of six hydroxyls in M1 makes the esterification products very complex, even for the monoacylation products, and makes the synthesis and separation challenging. There are few reports about chemical esterification of M1, even about directed and selective esterification of glycosides [29]. We tried to synthesize the M1 esters by introducing acyl groups onto one of the OH’s in M1. Herein, we wish to report that the the 3'-OH, or 4'-OH or 6'-OH of the glucose moiety in M1 can be monoesterified, and three different kinds of monoesters of M1 could be thus obtained (Figure 2). In addition, some of their antitumor activities are also reported.
Figure 2. The structures of M1 esters 27.
Figure 2. The structures of M1 esters 27.
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2. Results and Discussion

2.1. Synthesis

First, some new esters were synthesized from ginsenoside M1 and carboxylic acids, in the presence of promoting reagents. Due to presence of multiple hydroxyl groups in M1, it is a great challenge to carry out the esterification selectively, even to obtain a mixture of monoesterified products. Introduction of a lauroyl (dodecanoyl) to M1 was performed using the acid-N,N'-diisopropylcarbodiimide (DIC) or the acyl chloride as the acylation reagents. Multiple-spots were found in TLC monitoring. Three monoesters of M1 were isolated, and they are assigned as the esters bearing an acyloxy group at the C-3, C-4, C-6 positions in the glucose moiety of M1, respectively (see Section 2.2). Among the three monoesters, the C-6 ester is the most polar one. TLC spots corresponding to the three monoesters were found in all cases. Besides the monoesters, there are also less polar products formed, which might be di- or multi-esterified products of M1, but the attempts to separate them by column chromatography were unsuccessful. As shown in Table 1, a 54% overall yield of the monoesters was obtained using 100 mol% of the acyl chloride as the acylating agent, Et3N as the solvent and base and DMAP as the catalyst. In this way, the reaction is fast and the yield relatively high. Even though 3-[N-decyl-N-(4-pyridyl)amino]propionic acid (DPAP) has been reported to be a catalyst favoring the selective introduction of acyl group to the 6'-OH of the glucose [30], it was not successful for the reaction of M1 with dodecanoic acid (entry 4).
Table 1. The optimization of reaction conditions.
Table 1. The optimization of reaction conditions.
EntryAcylating reagentCat.M1: Acylating reagent: Cat. molar ratioTime (h)Yield 2C (%)
1C11H23CO2H-DICDMAP1:1:0.5612.5
2C11H23CO2H-DICDMAP0.5:1:0.364.6
3C11H23CO2H-DICDMAP1:2:195.1
4C11H23CO2H-DICDPAP1:1:0.568.7
5C11H23COClDMAP1:1:0.50.554.1
Dichloromethane as the solvent, RT.
With the optimal reaction conditions in hand, reactions of M1 with other carboxylic acid chlorides were carried out, and the results are listed in Table 2. Yields in the 41–54% range were obtained for the synthesis of esters of aromatic acid and aliphatic acids.
Table 2. Synthesis of the monoesters of M1 a.
Table 2. Synthesis of the monoesters of M1 a.
EntryRCOClTime (h)Prod.Yield (%)
1C11H23COCl0.62C48 b
2C9H19COCl0.53C43 b
3C7H15COCl0.54C48 b
4C5H11COCl0.55C41 b
5t-C4H9COCl2.06C48 b
6C6H5COCl0.57C54 c
a Molar ratio of M1/RCOCl/DMAP = 1:1:0.02; b isolated yield unless otherwise noted; c the yield by HPLC.

2.2. Structure Characterization of the New Monoesters 2A and 2B

Previously, we reported the C-6' ester of M1 [28]. Since no characterization data could be found for the two new M1 monoesters, we recorded the MS, IR and NMR spectral data, and the structures of the products were deduced from these data. The monoesters are coded as 2A, 2B, and 2C according to the relative polarity in TLC from the weakest to the strongest.
The strong IR absorptions for 2A, 2B and 2C at 1730, 1743, 1730 cm−1, respectively, clearly indicated the presence of ester groups in these compounds, along with the absorptions at 3369–3389 cm−1 due to the existence of hydroxy group(s). In high-resolution positive-mode FAB-MS (m/z), major signals at 827.6005, 827.5996, 827.5687 for 2A, 2B and 2C, respectively, are in agreement with the composition [C48H84O9Na]+, therefore, 2A, 2B and 2C all have the same composition of C48H84O9, which corresponds to the monolauroyl ester of M1.
The connection positions of the acyl to M1 were deduced from NMR data. First, the 1H-NMR signals in the range of δ = 5.2–3.0 ppm for 2A, 2B and 2C were assigned from the 1H-1H COSY (Figure 3, Figure 4, Figure 5), starting from the dual proton peak attached to C-1'. The combination of 1H-1H COSY, DEPT, and HSQC leads to the assignment of most of the signals. Then, an unambiguous structure assignment of 2A, 2B and 2C was achieved with resort to the HMBC data (Figure 6), where the correlations between the 13C signal of the carbonyl and proton attached to the glucose moiety were observed. Thus, 2A, 2B and 2C were confirmed as monoesters of M1 which contain a lauroyloxy group at the C-3', C-4', and C-6' positions, respectively. Even though no much difference is seen in the NMR for the aglycone moiety in M1 and its esters, the signals corresponding to the glycosyl are very different. The 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR data for the glucose moiety in M1, 2A, 2B and 2C are listed in Table 3, Table 4, respectively. The introduction of an acyl group to the hydroxy group in the glucose moiety results in a remarkable downfield shift of the proton signal attached to the carbon which connects an acyloxy group. In 2A, the signal for the proton at C-3' appeared at δ 4.91 ppm, which is ∆δ 1.43 ppm downfield when compared to that in M1. The H-4' signal in 2B changes to δ 4.87 ppm, whereas the corresponding H-4' signal in M1 is at δ 3.59 ppm. For 2C, there is a ∆δ 0.48 ppm downfield shift for H-6'. In the 13C-NMR spectra of 2A and 2C, there are 1.33–1.84 ppm changes to high-field for the carbons connecting an acyl group. In 2B, the C-4' signal is abnormally shifted to downfield by 0.45 ppm. In 2A, 2B and 2C, the NMR signals of the carbons proximal to the carbon attached to an acyloxyl group appear remarkably downfield, in the range of δ 1.29–2.49 ppm. Therefore, it would be easy to judge the connecting mode of a monoester of M1. Trends of the change of chemical shifts in both 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR, except that of the C-4' signal in 2B, are in agreement with the literature data [31,32].

2.3. Cytotoxicity of the Synthesized Monoesters

The monoesters of M1 were subjected to bioassays against the human gastric cancer cell line MGC80-3, and the results are shown in Table 5. All the esters derived from M1 show strong cytotoxic activities against MGC80-3 cells at 24 h and 48 h at a concentration of 100 μg/mL. The cytotoxicity is much higher than in the control experiment using 5-FU at 10 μg/mL. Even though the mass concentrations of the M1 esters are one order higher than that of 5-FU, their molar concentrations are very close each other. M1 esters with a longer chain acyl displayed higher activities than those with shorter chains against the cells. The M1 ester of benzoic acid is also highly effective at inhibiting the cells. Remarkably, 2B, 4'-C11CO2-M1, at 10 μg/mL can inhibit 43% of the cells in 24 h.
Figure 3. 1H-1H COSY spectrum of 2A.
Figure 3. 1H-1H COSY spectrum of 2A.
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Figure 4. 1H-1H COSY spectrum of 2B.
Figure 4. 1H-1H COSY spectrum of 2B.
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Figure 5. 1H-1H COSY spectrum of 2C (part).
Figure 5. 1H-1H COSY spectrum of 2C (part).
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Figure 6. Selected key HMBC correlations of 2A (H→C).
Figure 6. Selected key HMBC correlations of 2A (H→C).
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Table 3. 1H-NMR data of the glycosyls in M1, 2A, 2B and 2C in CDCl3 (δ in ppm, J in Hz, recorded at 500 MHz).
Table 3. 1H-NMR data of the glycosyls in M1, 2A, 2B and 2C in CDCl3 (δ in ppm, J in Hz, recorded at 500 MHz).
PositionδM1δ2A (C-3' ester)δ2B (C-4' ester)δ2C (C-6' ester)
1'4.57 (d, 7.3)4.62 (d, 7.8)4.56 (d, 7.7)4.49 (d, 7.7)
2'3.21 (dd, 8.0)3.46 (t, 8.9)3.41 (t, 8.4)3.31 (m)
3'3.46 (m)4.91 (t, 9.3)3.69 (t, 9.4)3.42 (m)
4'3.61 (m)3.65 (t, 9.1)4.87 (t, 9.6)3.62 (m)
5'3.33 (m)3.35 (m)3.38 (m)3.35 (m)
6'3.77 (dd, 7.5, 11.2)3.87 (dd, 3.3, 11.9) 3.77 (dd, 4.7, 11.9)3.65 (m) 3.56 (m)4.24 (dd, 11.0, 5.4) 4.37 (d, 11.2)
Table 4. 13C-NMR data of the glycosyls in M1, 2A, 2B and 2C in CDCl3 (δ in ppm, J in Hz, recorded at 125 MHz).
Table 4. 13C-NMR data of the glycosyls in M1, 2A, 2B and 2C in CDCl3 (δ in ppm, J in Hz, recorded at 125 MHz).
PositionδM1δ2A δ2A-δM1δ2Bδ2B-δM1δ2Cδ2C-δM1
1'98.097.3−0.796.8−1.297.0−1.0
2'73.772.0−1.774.30.673.4−0.3
3'77.078.31.374.7−2.376.8−0.2
4'70.169.6−0.570.5−0.470.10.0
5'76.075.6−0.474.1−1.973.6−2.4
6'61.562.40.961.70.263.21.7
Table 5. Cytotoxic efffects of monoesters of M1 on MGC80-3 a.
Table 5. Cytotoxic efffects of monoesters of M1 on MGC80-3 a.
SamplesInhibitory in 24 h (%) (%)Inhibitory in 48 h (%)
2B45.9 98.1
3C97.7 78.9
4C53.1 54.6
5C32.4 86.4
6C42.4 57.7
7C82.0 90.4
5-FU b14.8 37.0
a 100 μg/mL unless noted; b 10 μg/mL.

3. Experimental

3.1. General

All chemicals were purchased from Alfa Aesar Co., Ltd. (Tianjin, China) except M1, which was provided by Dalian Polytechnic University. NMR spectra were recorded on a Bruker DRX500 spectrometer in CDCl3 using TMS as an internal standard. IR spectra were recorded on a Nicolet 550 spectrometer. HRMS were recorded on a Micromass UPLC/Q-TOF Micro spectrometer.

3.2. Synthesis of Monoesters of M1

To a solution of M1 (100 mg) in CH2Cl2 (5.0 mL) were added DMAP (1.4 mg), C11H23COOH (67 mg) and N,N'-diisopropylcarbodiimide in sequence at 0 °C. The mixture was stirred at that temperature until TLC monitoring indicated most of M1 was consumed. After quenching the reaction by adding aqueous Na2CO3, extraction, drying and evaporation of the solvent, the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel. Elution with EA/PE (1:4 to 3:7 to 1:1) gave 2A, 2B and 2C.
,12β,20(S)-Trihydroxy-dammar-24-ene 20-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (M1). 1H-NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 5.07 (t, J = 6.4 Hz, 1H, H-24), 4.57 (d, J = 7.3 Hz, 1H, H-1'), 3.77 (dd, J = 19.0, 11.3 Hz, 2H, H-6'), 3.61 (m, 1H, H-4'), 3.58 (s, br, 2H), 3.53 (m, 1H, H-12), 3.46 (m, 1H, H-3'), 3.33 (m, 1H, H-5'), 3.23 (m, 1H, H-3), 3.21 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H, H-2'), 2.18 (dd, J = 17.6, 8.8 Hz, 1H, H-17), 2.03 (m, 2H, H-23), 1.87 (m, 2H, H-16), 1.85–1.71 (m, 5H), 1.69 (s, 3H, H-26), 1.64 (m, 2H, H-22), 1.60 (s, 3H, H-27), 1.52 (m, 2H, H-15), 1.54–1.31 (m, 10H), 1.30 (s, 3H, H-21), 1.22 (m, 1H, Ha-7), 0.97 (s, 6H, H-19, H-28), 0.90 (s, 3H, H-30), 0.87 (s, 3H, H-18), 0.77 (s, 3H, H-29), 0.72 (d, J = 10.1 Hz, 1H, H-5); 13C-NMR (125 MHz, CDCl3) δ 131.7 (C-25), 124.7 (C-24), 98.0 (C-1'), 84.1 (C-20), 79.0 (C-3), 77.0 (C-3'), 76.0 (C-5'), 73.7 (C-2'), 70.1 (C-4'), 69.2 (C-12), 61.5 (C-6'), 56.1 (C-5), 52.2 (C-17), 51.7 (C-14), 50.1 (C-9), 48.4 (C-13), 39.9 (C-8), 39.2 (C-4), 39.1 (C-1), 37.2 (C-10), 35.4 (C-22), 34.9 (C-7), 30.9 (C-11), 30.2 (C-15), 28.2 (C-28), 27.5 (C-2), 26.7 (C-16), 25.9 (C-26), 23.2 (C-23), 22.5 (C-21), 18.4 (C-6), 18.0 (C-27), 17.3 (C-30), 16.3 (C-29), 15.9 (C-18), 15.6 (C-19).
,12β,20(S)-Trihydroxy-dammar-24-ene 20-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl 3'-lauroyl ester (2A). White powder. mp: 92–93 °C. [α]25 D + 25° (c 1.02, CH2Cl2). IR (KBr): 3362, 2966, 2932, 2851, 1730, 1629, 1454, 1387 cm−1. HRMS (m/z): 827.6005 [M+Na]+ (calcd. for C48H84O9Na: 827.6013). 1H-NMR (CDCl3, 500 MHz) δ 5.10 (t, J = 6.6 Hz, 1H, H-24), 4.91 (t, J = 9.3 Hz, 1H, H-3'), 4.62 (t, J = 7.8 Hz, 1H, H-1'), 3.87 (dd, J = 3.3 Hz, 1H, Ha-6'), 3.77 (dd, J = 4.7, 11.9 Hz, 1H, Hb-6'), 3.65 (t, J = 9.1 Hz, 1H, H-4'), 3.58 (dt, J = 5.3, 10.3 Hz, 1H, H-12), 3.46 (t, J = 8.9 Hz, 1H, H-2'), 3.35 (m, 1H, H-5'), 3.19 (dd, J = 4.6 Hz, 1H, H-3), 3.03 (s, br, 1H), 2.40 (t, J = 7.5 Hz, 2H, H-2''), 2.18 (m, 1H, H-17), 2.07 (m, 1H, Ha-23), 2.00 (m, 1H, Hb-23), 1.89 (m, 1H, Ha-16), 1.85–1.71 (m, 7H), 1.69 (s, 3H, H-26), 1.66–1.62 (m, 4H), 1.61 (s, 3H, H-27), 1.56–1.38 (m, 6H), 1.34 (s, 3H, H-21), 1.31–1.19 (m, 21H), 0.98 (s, 3H, H-28), 0.97 (s, 3H, H-19), 0.97 (m, 1H, Hb-1),0.89 (s, 3H, H-30), 0.88 (t, J = 7.3 Hz, 3H, H-12''), 0.87 (s, 3H, H-18), 0.78 (s, 3H, H-29), 0.71 (m, 1H, H-5); 13C-NMR (125 MHz, CDCl3) δ 175.6 (C-1''), 131.8 (C-25), 124.3 (C-24), 97.3 (C-1'), 84.6 (C-20), 78.9 (C-3), 78.3 (C-3'), 75.6 (C-5'), 72.0 (C-2'), 70.6 (C-12), 69.6 (C-4'), 62.4 (C-6'), 55.9 (C-5), 51.7 (C-17), 51.5 (C-14), 49.8 (C-9), 48.1 (C-13), 39.8 (C-8), 39.0 (C-4), 38.9 (C-1), 37.1 (C-10), 35.4 (C-22), 34.8 (C-7), 34.4 (C-2''), 31.9 (C-10''), 30.6 (C-11), 30.4 (C-15), 29.7 (C-7''), 29.6 (C-6''), 29.5 (C-8''), 29.4 (C-5''), 29.3 (C-9''), 29.1 (C-4''), 28.1 (C-28), 27.4 (C-2), 26.6 (C-16), 25.7 (C-26), 25.3 (C-3''), 24.9 (C-23), 22.7 (C-11''), 22.4 (C-21), 18.3 (C-6), 17.8 (C-27), 17.0 (C-30), 16.1 (C-29), 15.8 (C-18), 15.4 (C-19), 14.1 (C-12'').
,12β,20(S)-Trihydroxy-dammar-24-ene 20-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl 4'-lauroyl ester (2B). Colorless oil. [α]25 D + 17° (c 2.00, CH2Cl2). IR (KBr): 3389, 2966, 2919, 2851, 1743, 1663, 1622, 1461, 1387, 1622 cm−1. HRMS (m/z): 827.5996 [M+Na]+ (calcd. for C48H84O9Na: 827.6013). 1H-NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 5.10 (s, br, 1H), 5.09 (t, J = 6.6 Hz, 1H, H-24), 4.87 (t, J = 9.6 Hz, 1H, H-4'), 4.56 (d, J = 7.7 Hz, 1H, H-1'), 4.33 (s, br, 2H), 3.69 (t, J = 9.6 Hz, 1H, H-3'), 3.65 (m, 1H, Ha-6'), 3.59 (m, 1H, H-12), 3.56 (m, 1H, Hb-6'), 3.41 (t, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H, H-2'), 3.38 (m, 1H, H-5'), 3.20 (dd, J = 11.2, 4.6 Hz, 1H, H-3), 2.86 (s, br, 1H), 2.37 (m, 2H, H-2''), 2.21 (m, 2H, H-23), 1.93–1.73 (m, 5H), 1.69 (s, 3H, H-26), 1.64 (m, 2H, H-22), 1.61 (s, 3H, H-27), 1.58–1.36 (m, 6H), 1.34 (s, 3H, H-21), 1.33–1.28 (m, 6H), 1.27–1.24 (m, 10H), 1.19–1.02 (m, 3H), 0.99 (s, 3H, H-28), 0.98 (s, 3H, H-19), 0.90 (s, 3H, H-30), 0.88 (s, 3H, H-18), 0.87 (m, 3H, H-12''), 0.87–0.82 (m, 6H), 0.78 (s, 3H, H-29), 0.72 (d, J = 11.4 Hz, 1H, H-5); 13C-NMR (125 MHz, CDCl3) δ 174.0 (C-1''), 131.9 (C-25), 124.3 (C-24), 96.8 (C-1'), 84.4 (C-20), 78.9 (C-3), 74.7 (C-3'), 74.3 (C-2'), 74.1 (C-5'), 70.7 (C-12), 70.5 (C-4'), 61.7 (C-6'), 55.9 (C-5), 51.7 (C-17), 51.5 (C-14), 49.9 (C-9), 48.1 (C-13), 39.8 (C-8), 39.0 (C-4), 38.9 (C-1), 37.1 (C-10), 35.5 (C-22), 34.8 (C-7), 34.4 (C-2''), 31.9 (C-10''), 30.7 (C-11), 30.5 (C-15), 29.7 (C-7''), 29.6 (C-6''), 29.5 (C-8''), 29.3 (C-5''), 29.2 (C-9''), 29.1 (C-4''), 28.1 (C-28), 27.4 (C-2), 26.7 (C-16), 25.7 (C-26), 25.3 (C-3''), 24.9 (C-23), 22.7 (C-11''), 22.4 (C-21), 18.3 (C-6), 17.8 (C-27), 17.0 (C-30), 16.2 (C-29), 15.8 (C-18), 15.4 (C-19), 14.1 (C-12'').
,12β,20(S)-Trihydroxy-dammar-24-ene 20-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl 6'-lauroyl ester (2C). Colorless oil. [α]25 D + 16° (c 1.01, CH2Cl2). IR (KBr): 3389, 2959, 2925, 2851, 1730, 1622, 1461, 1407 cm−1. HRMS (m/z): 827.5687 [M + Na]+ (calcd. for C48H84O9Na: 827.6013). 1H-NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 5.24 (s, br, 1H), 5.10 (t, J = 6.6 Hz, 1H, H-24), 4.49 (d, J = 7.7 Hz, 1H, H-1'), 4.30 (s, br, 2H), 4.37 (d, J = 11.2 Hz, 1H, Ha-6'), 4.24 (dd, J = 11.0, 5.4 Hz, 1H, Hb-6'), 3.67 (dd, J = 16.2, 6.9 Hz, 1H, H-12), 3.62 (m, 1H, H-4'), 3.42 (m, 1H, H-3'), 3.35 (m, 1H, H-5'), 3.31 (m, 1H, H-2'), 3.28 (s, br, 1H), 3.20 (dd, J = 11.3, 4.7 Hz, 1H, H-3), 2.31 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 2H, H-2''), 2.19 (m, 2H, H-23), 1.95 (m, 1H, H-13), 1.91–1.73 (m, 8H), 1.68 (s, 3H, H-26), 1.63 (m, 2H, H-22), 1.60 (s, 3H, H-27), 1.58–1.37 (m, 8H), 1.34 (s, 3H, H-21), 1.31–1.21 (m, 18H), 1.02 (m, 1H, Ha-15), 0.98 (s, 3H, H-28), 0.97 (s, 3H, H-19), 0.90 (s, 3H, H-30), 0.88 (s, 3H, H-18), 0.87 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, 3H, H-12''), 0.78 (s, 3H, H-29), 0.72 (d, J = 11.3 Hz, 1H, H-5); 13C-NMR (125 MHz, CDCl3) δ 174.1 (C-1''), 131.6 (C-25), 124.6 (C-24), 97.0 (C-1'), 84.4 (C-20), 78.9 (C-3), 76.8 (C-3'), 73.6 (C-5'), 73.4 (C-2'), 70.7 (C-12), 70.1 (C-4'), 63.2 (C-6'), 55.9 (C-5), 51.8 (C-17), 51.4 (C-14), 49.8 (C-9), 47.9 (C-13), 39.8 (C-8), 39.0 (C-4), 38.9 (C-1), 37.1 (C-10), 35.5 (C-22), 34.8 (C-7), 34.2 (C-2''), 31.9 (C-10''), 30.6 (C-11), 30.3 (C-15), 29.7 (C-7''), 29.6 (C-6''), 29.5 (C-8''), 29.4 (C-5''), 29.3 (C-9''), 29.2 (C-4''), 28.1 (C-28), 27.4 (C-2), 26.8 (C-16), 25.7 (C-26), 25.3 (C-3''), 24.9 (C-23), 22.7 (C-11''), 22.1 (C-21), 18.3 (C-6), 17.7 (C-27), 17.0 (C-30), 16.2 (C-29), 15.8 (C-18), 15.4 (C-19), 14.1 (C-12'').
,12β,20(S)-Trihydroxy-dammar-24-ene 20-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl 6'-decanoyl ester (3C). Colorless oil. HRMS (m/z): 799.5667 [M + Na]+ (calcd. for C46H80O9Na: 799.5700). 1H-NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 5.24 (s, br, 1H), 5.11 (t, J = 7.0 Hz, 1H, H-24), 4.58 (s, br, 1H), 4.49 (d, J = 7.7 Hz, 1H, H-1'), 4.36 (d, J = 11.4 Hz, 1H, Ha-6'), 4.28 (dd, J = 11.3, 4.6 Hz, 1H, Hb-6'), 3.62 (m, 1H, H-12), 3.59 (m, 1H, H-4'), 3.42 (d, J = 5.5 Hz, 1H, H-3'), 3.34 (m, 1H, H-5'), 3.26 (m, 1H, H-2'), 3.20 (dd, J = 11.4, 4.8 Hz, 1H, H-3), 3.08 (s, br, 1H), 2.31 (t, J = 7.5 Hz, 2H, H-2''), 2.22 (m, 1H, H-17), 2.10 (m, 1H, Ha-23), 1.99 (m, 1H, H-13), 1.89 (m, 1H, Ha-16), 1.78 (m, 2H, H-2), 1.69 (s, 3H, H-26), 1.67–1.62 (m, 6H), 1.60 (s, 3H, H-27), 1.58–1.37 (m, 8H), 1.35 (s, 3H, H-21), 1.31–1.26 (m, 16H), 1.05 (m, 1H, Ha-15), 0.98 (s, 3H, H-28), 0.97 (s, 3H, H-19), 0.90 (s, 3H, H-30), 0.88 (s, 3H, H-18), 0.87 (t, J = 7.0 Hz, 3H, H-10''), 0.78 (s, 3H, H-29), 0.72 (d, J = 11.3 Hz, 1H, H-5); 13C-NMR (125 MHz, CDCl3) δ 174.2 (C-1''), 131.7 (C-25), 124.7 (C-24), 97.1 (C-1'), 84.5 (C-20), 79.0 (C-3), 76.8 (C-3'), 73.7 (C-5'), 73.6 (C-2'), 70.8 (C-12), 70.2 (C-4'), 63.5 (C-6'), 56.0 (C-5), 51.9 (C-17), 51.5 (C-14), 50.0 (C-9), 48.1 (C-13), 40.0 (C-8), 39.1 (C-4), 38.8 (C-1), 37.3 (C-10), 35.6 (C-22), 34.9 (C-7), 34.4 (C-2''), 32.0 (C-8''), 30.8 (C-11), 30.7 (C-15), 29.6 (C-6''), 29.4 (C-5'', C-7''), 29.3 (C-4''), 28.2 (C-28), 27.6 (C-2), 26.9 (C-16), 25.8 (C-26), 25.0 (C-3''), 24.9 (C-23), 22.8 (C-9''), 22.2 (C-21), 18.4 (C-6), 17.8 (C-27), 17.1 (C-30), 16.3 (C-29), 15.9 (C-18), 15.5 (C-19), 14.2 (C-10'').
,12β,20(S)-Trihydroxy-dammar-24-ene 20-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl 6'-octanoyl ester (4C). Colorless oil. HRMS (m/z): 771.5388 [M + Na]+ (calcd. for C44H76O9Na: 771.5387). 1H-NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 5.28 (s, br, 1H), 5.10 (t, J = 7.0 Hz, 1H, H-24), 4.69 (s, br, 1H), 4.50 (d, J = 7.7 Hz, 1H, H-1'), 4.39 (d, J = 10.5 Hz, 1H, Ha-6'), 4.22 (dd, J = 11.8, 5.8 Hz, 1H, Hb-6'), 3.72 (s, br, 1H), 3.59 (m, 1H, H-4'), 3.44 (m, 1H, H-3'), 3.36 (m, 1H, H-5'), 3.33 (t, J = 8.3 Hz, 1H, H-2'), 3.20 (dd, J = 11.1, 4.7 Hz, 1H, H-3), 2.30 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 2H, H-2''), 2.14 (m, 1H, Ha-23), 2.08 (m, 1H, Ha-22), 2.02–1.70 (m, 8H), 1.68 (s, 3H, H-26), 1.66–1.62 (m, 4H), 1.60 (s, 3H, H-27), 1.57–1.43 (m, 4H), 1.40 (m, 2H, H-6), 1.36 (m, 1H, Ha-11), 1.34 (s, 3H, H-21), 1.32–1.24 (m, 12H), 1.02 (m, 1H, Ha-15), 0.98 (s, 6H, H-19, H-28), 0.89 (s, 3H, H-30), 0.87 (s, 3H, H-18), 0.85 (t, J = 6.8 Hz, 3H, H-8''), 0.78 (s, 3H, H-29), 0.72 (d, J = 11.2 Hz, 1H, H-5); 13C-NMR (125 MHz, CDCl3) δ 174.1 (C-1''), 131.5 (C-25), 124.8 (C-24), 96.9 (C-1'), 84.3 (C-20), 79.0 (C-3), 77.1 (C-3'), 73.7 (C-5'), 73.5 (C-2'), 70.7 (C-12), 70.3 (C-4'), 63.6 (C-6'), 56.1 (C-5), 51.8 (C-17), 51.5 (C-14), 50.0 (C-9), 48.1 (C-13), 39.9 (C-8), 39.0 (C-1, C-4), 37.2 (C-10), 35.6 (C-22), 34.9 (C-7), 34.3 (C-2''), 31.8 (C-6''), 30.8 (C-11), 30.5 (C-15), 29.3 (C-4''), 29.1 (C-5''), 28.2 (C-28), 27.5 (C-2), 26.8 (C-16), 25.8 (C-26), 25.1 (C-3''), 24.6 (C-23), 22.7 (C-7''), 22.3 (C-21), 18.4 (C-6), 17.8 (C-27), 17.1 (C-30), 16.3 (C-29), 15.9 (C-18), 15.5 (C-19), 14.2 (C-8'').
,12β,20(S)-Trihydroxy-dammar-24-ene 20-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl 6'-hexyl ester (5C). Colorless oil. HRMS (m/z): 743.5054 [M + Na]+ (calcd. for C42H72O9Na: 743.5074). 1H-NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 5.21 (s, br, 1H), 5.10 (t, J = 7.0 Hz, 1H, H-24), 4.53 (s, br, 1H), 4.52 (d, J = 7.7 Hz, 1H, H-1'), 4.38 (m, 1H, Ha-6'), 4.21 (dd, J = 11.8, 6.0 Hz, 1H, Hb-6'), 3.79 (s, br, 1H), 3.70 (m, 1H, H-12), 3.64 (m, 1H, H-4'), 3.45 (m, 1H, H-3'), 3.33 (t, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H, H-5'), 3.29 (m, 1H, H-2'), 3.20 (dd, J = 11.2, 4.8 Hz, 1H, H-3), 2.30 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 2H, H-2''), 2.24–2.10 (m, 2H), 2.04–1.70 (m, 6H), 1.68 (s, 3H, H-26), 1.65–1.61 (m, 3H), 1.60 (s, 3H, H-27), 1.53–1.45 (m, 6H), 1.36 (m, 1H, Ha-11), 1.34 (s, 3H, H-21), 1.32–1.20 (m, 8H), 1.05 (m, 1H, Ha-15), 0.98 (s, 6H, H-19, H-28), 0.92–0.88 (m, 2H), 0.89 (s, 3H, H-30), 0.88 (t, J = 7.0 Hz, 3H, H-6''), 0.87 (s, 3H, H-18), 0.78 (s, 3H, H-29), 0.72 (d, J = 11.3 Hz, 1H, H-5); 13C-NMR (125 MHz, CDCl3) δ 174.0 (C-1''), 131.5 (C-25), 124.8 (C-24), 96.9 (C-1'), 84.2 (C-20), 78.9 (C-3), 77.1 (C-3'), 73.6 (C-5'), 73.5 (C-2'), 70.6 (C-12), 70.4 (C-4'), 63.7 (C-6'), 56.0 (C-5), 51.7 (C-17), 51.5 (C-14), 49.9 (C-9), 48.1 (C-13), 39.9 (C-8), 39.1 (C-1), 39.0 (C-4), 37.2 (C-10), 35.6 (C-22), 34.9 (C-7), 34.3 (C-2''), 31.4 (C-3'', C-4''), 30.7 (C-11), 30.5 (C-15), 28.2 (C-28), 27.5 (C-2), 26.7 (C-16), 25.8 (C-26), 24.7 (C-23), 22.4 (C-5''), 22.2 (C-21), 18.4 (C-6), 17.8 (C-27), 17.1 (C-30), 16.2 (C-29), 15.9 (C-18), 15.5 (C-19), 14.1 (C-6'').
,12β,20(S)-Trihydroxy-dammar-24-ene 20-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl 6'-isobutyryl ester (6C). Colorless oil. HRMS (m/z): 729.4910 [M + Na]+ (calcd. for C41H70O9Na: 729.4918). 1H-NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 5.25 (s, br, 1H), 5.10 (t, J = 7.0 Hz, 1H, H-24), 4.61 (s, br, 1H), 4.52 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H, H-1'), 4.43 (dd, J = 11.7, 1.5 Hz, 1H, Ha-6'), 4.14 (dd, J = 11.9, 6.6 Hz, 1H, Hb-6'), 3.73 (s, br, 1H), 3.66 (m, 1H, H-12), 3.60 (m, 1H, H-4'), 3.45 (m, 1H, H-3'), 3.40 (t, J = 9.1 Hz, 1H, H-2'), 3.33 (t, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H, H-5'), 3.20 (dd, J = 11.3, 4.8 Hz, 1H, H-3), 2.23–2.15 (m, 3H), 1.92–1.78 (m, 3H), 1.78–1.69 (m, 2H), 1.68 (s, 3H, H-26), 1.66–1.61 (m, 4H), 1.59 (s, 3H, H-27), 1.55–1.46 (m, 4H), 1.37 (s, 3H, H-21), 1.32–1.21 (m, 6H), 1.19 (s, 9H, H-3'', H-4'', H-5''), 1.05 (m, 1H, Ha-15), 0.98 (s, 6H, H-19, H-28), 0.89 (s, 3H, H-30), 0.87 (s, 3H, H-18), 0.78 (s, 3H, H-29), 0.72 (d, J = 11.3 Hz, 1H, H-5); 13C-NMR (125 MHz, CDCl3) δ 178.7 (C-1''), 131.6 (C-25), 124.8 (C-24), 96.9 (C-1'), 84.3 (C-20), 79.0 (C-3), 77.0 (C-3'), 73.7 (C-5'), 73.6 (C-2'), 70.7 (C-12), 70.4 (C-4'), 64.0 (C-6'), 56.0 (C-5), 51.8 (C-17), 51.5 (C-14), 50.0 (C-9), 48.1 (C-13), 39.9 (C-8), 39.1 (C-1), 39.0 (C-4), 38.9 (C-2''), 37.2 (C-10), 35.6 (C-22), 34.9 (C-7), 30.8 (C-11), 30.6 (C-15), 28.2 (C-28), 27.5 (C-2), 27.3 (C-3'', C-4'', C-5''), 26.8 (C-16), 25.8 (C-26), 22.2 (C-23), 21.5 (C-21), 18.4 (C-6), 17.8 (C-27), 17.1 (C-30), 16.3 (C-29), 15.9 (C-18), 15.5 (C-19).
,12β,20(S)-trihydroxy-dammar-24-ene 20-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl 6'-benzoyl ester (7C). Colorless oil. HRMS (m/z): 749.4591 [M + Na]+ (calcd. for C43H66O9Na: 749.4605). 1H-NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.02 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H, H-3'', H-7''), 7.54 (t, J = 7.4 Hz, 1H, H-5''), 7.41 (t, J = 7.8 Hz, 2H, H-4'', H-6''), 5.34 (s, br, 1H), 5.04 (t, J = 6.9 Hz, 1H, H-24), 4.87 (s, br, 1H), 4.67 (d, J = 10.1 Hz, 1H, Ha-6'), 4.54 (d, J = 7.7 Hz, 1H, H-1'), 4.46 (dd, J = 11.8, 6.9 Hz, 1H, Hb-6'), 4.23 (s, br, 1H), 3.87 (s, br, 1H), 3.64 (m, 1H, H-4'), 3.48 (t, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H, H-3'), 3.37 (t, J = 8.3 Hz, 1H, H-5'), 3.25 (m, 1H, H-2'), 3.16 (dd, J = 11.0, 5.0 Hz, 1H, H-3), 2.20–2.15 (m, 3H), 1.93–1.64 (m, 7H), 1.61 (s, 3H, H-26), 1.59–1.53 (m, 3H), 1.49 (s, 3H, H-27), 1.48–1.33 (m, 4H), 1.31 (s, 3H, H-21), 1.29–1.16 (m, 4H), 1.01 (m, 1H, Ha-15), 0.95 (s, 6H, H-19, H-28), 0.92 (m, 1H, Ha-1), 0.88 (s, 3H, H-30), 0.85 (s, 3H, H-18), 0.76 (s, 3H, H-29), 0.69 (d, J = 11.2 Hz, 1H, H-5); 13C-NMR (125 MHz, CDCl3) δ 166.7 (C-1''), 133.2 (C-5''), 131.5 (C-25), 130.1 (C-2''), 129.8 (C-3'', C-7''), 128.4 (C-4'', C-6''), 124.8 (C-24), 96.9 (C-1'), 84.3 (C-20), 79.0 (C-3), 77.2 (C-3'), 73.7 (C-5'), 73.5 (C-2'), 70.8 (C-12), 70.5 (C-4'), 64.4 (C-6'), 56.0 (C-5), 51.8 (C-17), 51.6 (C-14), 50.0 (C-9), 48.1 (C-13), 39.9 (C-8), 39.1 (C-1), 39.0 (C-4), 37.2 (C-10), 35.6 (C-22), 34.9 (C-7), 30.8 (C-11), 30.4 (C-15), 28.2 (C-28), 27.5 (C-2), 26.8 (C-16), 25.7 (C-26), 22.2 (C-23), 21.4 (C-21), 18.4 (C-6), 17.7 (C-27), 17.2 (C-30), 16.2 (C-29), 15.9 (C-18), 15.5 (C-19).

3.3. Bioassay

The 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay [12] was used to test the effect of M1 esters against MGC80-3 cells. MGC80-3 cells (Shanghai Life Academy of Sciences Cell Resource Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 200 μL) at a density of 5 × 103/mL, 1 × 104/mL, 2 × 104/mL, 3 × 104/mL, 4 × 104/mL, 5 × 104/mL, respectively, was added into the wells of 96-well microtiter plates. Each concentration was added to six wells, and three unvaccinated wells were used as the control. The plates were put in an incubation box (MCO-18AIC Sanyo Company, Beijing, China) with 5% CO2 at 37 °C for 24 h, 48 h and 72 h, respectively. Then, 20 µL of MTT solution (5 μg/mL) was added to each well and the plates were incubated for 4 h. 150 µL of DMSO was added to each well to dissolve the crystalline. The optical density (OD) values of the clear solutions obtained by centrifuge were measured using a microplate reader at 490 nm. The average data of six wells of the same conditions are presented as the percentage versus the blank experiment, which represents 100% cell viability.

4. Conclusions

In conclusion, we have synthesized a range of monoesters of M1, and identified their structures by spectral methods. An acyl group introduced to the 3'-OH, 4'-OH positions of M1 for the first time. These esters display anti-tumor activity towards the human gastric cancer cell line MGC80-3 at a concentration of 100 μg/mL.

Acknowledgments

This research was supported partly by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30973625/H3002 and 81172949/H3002) and Science and technology Program of Liaoning Province (2012226012). We are grateful to Yongting Xu, Liaoning Normal University, for recording NMR spectra.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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