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Review

Natural Products from the Genus Tephrosia

by
Yinning Chen
1,
Tao Yan
2,
Chenghai Gao
3,
Wenhao Cao
2 and
Riming Huang
1,*
1
Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China
2
South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
3
Guangxi Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning 530007, China
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Molecules 2014, 19(2), 1432-1458; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules19021432
Submission received: 10 December 2013 / Revised: 2 January 2014 / Accepted: 13 January 2014 / Published: 27 January 2014
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Phytoalexins: Current Progress and Future Prospects)
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Abstract

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The genus Tephrosia, belonging to the Leguminosae family, is a large pantropical genus of more than 350 species, many of which have important traditional uses in agriculture. This review not only outlines the source, chemistry and biological evaluations of natural products from the genus Tephrosia worldwide that have appeared in literature from 1910 to December 2013, but also covers work related to proposed biosynthetic pathways and synthesis of some natural products from the genus Tephrosia, with 105 citations and 168 new compounds.

1. Introduction

The genus Tephrosia, belonging to the Leguminosae family, is a large pantropical genus of more than 350 species, many of which have important traditional uses [1,2]. Phytochemical investigations have revealed the presence of glucosides, rotenoids, isoflavones, chalcones, flavanones, flavanols, and prenylated flavonoids [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9] of chemotaxonomic importance in the genus [10]. Moreover, bioactivity has been studied extensively, indicating that chemical constituents and extracts of the genus Tephrosia exhibited diverse bioactivities, such as insecticidal [11], antiviral [12], antiprotozoal [13], antiplasmodial [14] and cytotoxic [15] activities.
So far, the reviews on natural products isolated from the genus Tephrosia are limited [16]. To gain a comprehensive and systematic understanding of this genus, this review outlines the chemistry, proposed biosynthetic pathways, synthesis, and biological evaluations of natural products from the genus Tephrosia worldwide that have appeared in literature from 1971 to December 2013, with 105 citations and 168 new compounds from them.

2. Chemical Constituents

The chemical constituents of the genus Tephrosia reported since 1910 (compounds 1–168) are shown in Table 1 and Figure 1, Figure 2, Figure 3, Figure 4, Figure 5, Figure 6, Figure 7, Figure 8, Figure 9, and Figure 10 below with their names, and their biological sources. As listed in the table and Figure 1, Figure 2, Figure 3, Figure 4, Figure 5, Figure 6 and Figure 7, flavonoids are the predominant constituents of this genus.
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Figure 1. Flavones from genus Tephrosia.
Figure 1. Flavones from genus Tephrosia.
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Figure 2. Flavonols from genus Tephrosia.
Figure 2. Flavonols from genus Tephrosia.
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Figure 3. Flavanonols from genus Tephrosia.
Figure 3. Flavanonols from genus Tephrosia.
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Figure 4. Flavans from genus Tephrosia.
Figure 4. Flavans from genus Tephrosia.
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Figure 5. Isoflavones from genus Tephrosia.
Figure 5. Isoflavones from genus Tephrosia.
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Figure 6. Chalcones from genus Tephrosia.
Figure 6. Chalcones from genus Tephrosia.
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Figure 7. Other flavonoids from genus Tephrosia.
Figure 7. Other flavonoids from genus Tephrosia.
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Figure 8. Triterpenoid from genus Tephrosia.
Figure 8. Triterpenoid from genus Tephrosia.
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Figure 9. Sesquiterpenes from genus Tephrosia.
Figure 9. Sesquiterpenes from genus Tephrosia.
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Figure 10. Other compounds from genus Tephrosia.
Figure 10. Other compounds from genus Tephrosia.
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Table
Table 1. Chemical constituents from the genus Tephrosia.
Table 1. Chemical constituents from the genus Tephrosia.
No.Compound class and nameSourceRef.
Flavones
1tephroglabrinT. purpurea[3]
2tepurindiolT. purpurea[3]
3glabratephrinT. apollinea[10]
4tachrosinTephrosia polystachyoides[17]
5staohyoidinT. polystachyoides[18]
6tephrodinT. polystachyoides[18]
7semiglabrinT. semiglabra, T. apollinea[19,20]
8semiglabrinolT. semiglabra, T. apollinea[10,19]
9tephrostachinT. polystachyoides[21]
10emoroidoneT. emoroides[22]
11tephroapollin CT. apollinea[23]
12tephroapollin DT. apollinea[23]
13tephroapollin ET. apollinea[23]
14tephroapollin FT. apollinea[23]
15tephroapollin GT. apollinea[23]
16multijuginT. multijuga[24]
17multijuninolT. multijuga[24]
18pseudosemiglabrinolT. apollinea[25]
19(−)-pseudosemiglabrinT. semiglabra[26]
20polystachinT. polystachya[27]
215-methoxy-6,6-dimethylpyrano[2,3:7,6]flavoneT. praecans[28]
22candidinT. candida[29]
23hookerianinT. hookeriana[30]
24fulvinervin BT. fulvinervis[31]
25fulvinervin CT. fulvinervis[32]
26enantiomultijuginT. viciodes[33]
27apollinineT. purpurea[34]
28demethylapollinin 7-O-β-D-glucopyranosideT. cinerea[35]
29tephropurpulin AT. apollinea, T. purpurea[36,37]
30isoglabratephrinT. purpurea[37]
31terpurinflavoneT. purpurea[38]
Flavonols
326-hydroxykaempferol 6-methyl ether 3-O-α-rhamno-pyranosyl(7→6)-β-galactopyranoside-7-O-α-rhamno-pyranosideT. vogelii[1]
336-hydroxykaempferol 6-methyl ether 3-O-α-rhamno-pyranosyl(1→2)[α-rhamnopyranosyl(1→6)-β-galacto-pyranosideT. vogelii[1]
346-hydroxykaempferol 6-methyl ether 3-O-α-rhamno-pyranosyl(1→2)[α-rhamnopyranosyl(1→ 6)]-β-galacto-pyranoside-7-O-α-rhamnopyranosideT. vogelii[1]
356-hydroxykaempferol 6-methyl ether 3-O-α-rhamnopyranosyl (1→2)[(3-O-E-feruloyl)-α-rhamnopyranosyl(1→6)]-β-galacto-pyranosidesT. vogelii[1]
366-hydroxykaempferol 4'-methyl etherT. candida[39]
37candidol [40]
38candironeT. candida[41,42]
397-ethoxy-3,3',4'-trihydroxyflavoneT. procumbens[43]
Flavanonols
40(2R,3R)-3-hydroxy-5-methoxy-6'',6''-dimethylpyrano-[2'',3'':7,8]flavanoneT. vogelii[1]
41lupinifolinolT. lupinifolia[44]
42lupinifolinol triacetateT. lupinifolia[44]
Flavans
43(2S)-4'-hydroxy-5-methoxy-6'',6''-dimethylpyrano[2'',3'':7,8]-flavanoneT. vogelii[1]
44(2S)-7-hydroxy-5-methoxy-8-prenylflavanoneT. vogelii[1]
45(2S)-5-methoxy-6'',6''-dimethy1-4'',5''-dihydrocyclopropa-[4'',5'']furano[2'',3'':7,8]flavanoneT. vogelii[1]
46(2S)-5,7-dimethoxy-8-(3-methylbut-1,3-dienyl)flavanoneT. vogelii[1]
47tephrocandidin AT. candida[2]
48tephrocandidin BT. candida[2]
49(+)-tephrorin AT. purpurea[4]
50(+)-tephrorin BT. purpurea[4]
51(2S)-5-hydroxy-7,4'-di-O-(γ,γ-dimethylallyl)flavanoneT. calophylla[6]
526-hydroxy-E-3-(2,5-dimethoxybenzylidine)-2',5'-dimethoxyflavanoneT. calophylla[6]
53pumilanolT. pumila[13]
54emoroidenoneT. emoroides[22]
55tephroapollin AT. apollinea[23]
56tephroapollin BT. apollinea[23]
57fulvinervin AT. fulvinervis[30]
58lupinifolinT. lupinifolia[44]
595,4'-O,O-dimethyl-lupinifolinT. lupinifolia[44]
60lupinifolin diacelateT. lupinifolia[44]
61obovatinT. obovata[45]
62obovatin methyl-etherT. obovata[45]
63methylhildardtol BT. hildebrandtii[46]
64hildgardtol BT. hildebrandtii[46]
65hildgardteneT. hildebrandtii[46]
66methylhildgardtol AT. hildebrandtii[46]
67hildgardtol AT. hildebrandtii[46]
68purpurinT. purpurea[47]
69tephrinoneT. villosa[48]
705,7-dimethoxy-8-prenylflavanT. madrensis[49]
71tephrowatsin AT. watsoniana[50]
72tephrowatsin CT. watsoniana[50]
73tephrowatsin BT. watsoniana[50]
74tephrowatsin DT. watsoniana[50]
75tephrowatsin ET. watsoniana[50]
76niteninT. nitens[51]
77falciforminT. falciformis[52]
78candidoneT. candida[53]
79quercetol A T. quercetorum[54]
80quercetol BT. quercetorum[54]
81quercetol CT. quercetorum[54]
825,7-dimethoxy-8-(2,3-epoxy-3-methylbutyl)-flavanoneT. hamiltonii[55]
83tephroleocarpin AT. leiocarpa[56]
84tephroleocarpin BT. leiocarpa[56]
85spinoflavanone AT. spinosa[57]
86spinoflavanone BT. spinosa[57]
87maxima flavanone AT. maxima[58]
88tepicanol AT. tepicana[59]
89crassifolinT. crassifolia[60]
90astraciceranT. strigosa[61]
91(+)-apollineaninT. apollinea[62]
92(2S)-5,4'-dihydroxy-7-O-[E-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienyl]flavanoneT. villosa[63]
Isoflavones
93(2S)-5,4'-dihydroxy-7-O-[E-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octa-dienyl]-8-C-[E-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienyl]flavanoneT. villosa[63]
947,4'-dihydroxy-3',5'-dimethoxyisoflavoneT. purpurea[5]
95emoroidocarpanT. emoroides[22]
96elongatinT. elongate[64]
97pumilaisoflavone DT. pumila[65]
98pumilaisoflavone CT. pumila[65]
99barbigeroneT. barbigera[66]
1004'-demethyltoxicarol isoflavoneT. polyphylla[67]
101maxima isoflavone DT. maxima[68]
102maxima isoflavone ET. maxima[68]
103maxima isoflavone FT. maxima[68]
104maxima isoflavone GT. maxima[68]
105viridiflorinT. viridiflora[69]
106maxima isoflavone JT. maxima[70]
107pumilaisoflavone AT. pumila[71]
108pumilaisoflavone BT. pumila[71]
1097-O-geranylbiochanin AT. tinctoria[72]
1105,7-di-O-prenylbiochanin AT. tinctoria[73]
111toxicarolT. toxicaria[74]
112villosinolT. villosa[75]
113villosolT. villosa[75]
114villosinT. villoss[76]
115villolT. villoss[76]
116villosoneT. villoss[76]
117villinolT. villoss[76]
118dehydrodihydrorotenoneT. candida[77]
119dihydrostemonalT. pentaphylla[78]
1209-demethyldihydrostemonalT. pentaphylla[78]
1216-acetoxydihydrostemonalT. pentaphylla[78]
1226a,12a-dehydro-2,3,6-trimethoxy-8-(3',3'-dimethylallyl)-9,11-dihydroxyrotenoneT. villosa[79]
12312a-dehydro-6-hydroxysumatrolT. villosa[80]
12412a-hydroxyrotenoneT. uniflora[81]
12512a-hydroxy-β-toxicarolT. candida[82]
126tephrosolT. villosa[83]
127tephrocarpinT. bidwilli[84]
128hildecarpinT. hildebrandtii[85,86]
129hildecarpidinT. hildebrandtii[87]
1302-methoxy-3,9-dihydroxy coumestoneT. hamiltonii[88]
1313,4:8,9-dimethylenedioxypterocarpanT. aequilata[89]
132tephcalostanT. calophylla[90]
133tephcalostan BT. calophylla[91]
Chalcones
134tephcalostan CT. calophylla[91]
135tephcalostan DT. calophylla[91]
136candidachalconeT. candida[2]
137O-methylpongamolT. purpurea[3]
138(+)-tephrosoneT. purpurea[4]
139(+)-tephropurpurinT. purpurea[5]
1402',6'-dimethoxy-4',5'-(2''2''dimethyl)-pyranochalconeT. pulcherrima[7]
141(S)-elatadihydrochalconeT. elata[14]
142purpuriteninT. purpurea[15]
143praecansone AT. praecans[28]
144praecansone BT. praecans[28]
145obovatachalconeT. obovata[45]
146spinochalcone CT. spinosa[57]
147crassichaloneT. crassifolia[60]
148oaxacacinT. woodii[92]
1496'-demethoxypraecansone BT. purpurea[93]
150tephroneT. candida[94]
151spinochalcone AT. spinosa[95]
152spinochalcone BT. spinosa[95]
1533',5'-diisopentenyl-2',4'-dihydroxychalconeT. spinosa[96]
154tunicatachalconeT. tunicate[97]
155epoxyobovatachalconeT. carrollii[98]
1562',6'-dihydroxy-3'-prenyl-4'-methoxy-β-hydroxychalconeT. major[99]
Other Flavonoids
157purpureamethiedT. purpurea[15]
158calophione AT. calophylla[91]
159tephrospirolactoneT. candida[100]
160tephrospiroketone IT. candida[100]
161tephrospiroketone IIT. candida[100]
Triterpenoid
162oleanolic acidT. strigosa[61]
Sesquiterpenes
1631β-hydroxy-6,7α-dihydroxyeudesm-4(15)-eneT. candida[2]
164linkitriolT. purpurea[34]
1651β,6α,10α-guai-4(15)-ene-6,7,10-triolT. vogelii[101]
Others
1662-propenoic acid, 3-(4-(acetyloxy) -3-methoxypheny)-3(4-actyloxy)-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-propenyl esterT. purpurea[34]
167cineroside AT. cinerea[35]
168(+)-lariciresinol-9'-stearateT. vogelii[101]

2.1. Flavonoids

Flavonoids were the most main constituents of the genus Tephrosia, even of the Leguminosae family. From the year of 1971, 161 flavonoids isolated from the genus Tephrosia are divided into several categories depending on their skeletons (Figure 1, Figure 2, Figure 3, Figure 4, Figure 5, Figure 6 and Figure 7).

2.1.1. Flavones

Thirty-one flavones (1–31), were isolated from T. polystachyoides, T. semiglabra, T. multijuga, T. polystachya, T. praecans, T. apollinea, T. candida, T. purpurea, T. fulvinervis, T. viciodes, T. emoroids and T. hookeriana [3,10,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38].

2.1.2. Flavonols

Eight flavonols (32–39), were isolated, four, i.e., 32–34 were obtained from T. vogelii [1], one, i.e., 35–38, from T. candida [39,40,41,42] and 39 from T. procumbens [43].

2.1.3. Flavanonols

Only three flavanonols, 40, 41 and 42 were isolated from T. vogelii and T. lupinifolia, respectively [1,44].

2.1.4. Flavans

Fifty-one flavans, 43–93, were isolated from twenty-three species of the genus Tephrosia, i.e., T. obovata, T. villosa, T. madrensis, T. nitens, T. watsoniana, T. hildebrandtii, T. falciformis, T. hamiltonii, T. quercetorum, T. leiocarpa, T. spinosa, T. maxima, T. emoroides, T. tepicana, T. crassifolia, T. strigosa, T. pumila, T. calophylla, T. vogelii, T. apollinea, T. candida, T. purpurea and T. fulvinervis [1,2,4,6,13,22,23,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63].

2.1.5. Isoflavones

Forty-two isoflavones, 94–135, have been isolated and identified from this genus [5,22,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89,90,91]. Among them, 111–125 were identified as rotenoids [74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82], 94 and 126–135 were identified as coumestan derivatives [22,83,84,85,86,87,88,89,90,91].

2.1.6. Chalcones

Twenty-one chalcones, 136–156, isolated from twelve species of genus Tephrosia, i.e., T. obovata, T. praecans, T. purpurea, T. candida, T. woodii, T. spinosa, T. crassifolia, T. tunicate, T. carrollii, T. major, T. pulcherrima and T. elata [2,3,4,5,7,14,15,28,45,57,60,92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99].

2.1.7. Other Flavonoids

157 was isolated from T. purpurea seeds [15]. 158 was isolated from T. calophylla [91]. 159–161 were isolated from T. candida [100].

2.2. Triterpenoid

Only one triterpenoid has been isolated from this genus, that is 162 from T. strigosa [61].

2.3. Sesquiterpenes

Three sesquiterpenes, 163, 164 and 165 were isolated from T. candida [2], T. purpurea [33] and T. vogelii [101], respectively.

2.4. Others

166–168 have been isolated from T. purpurea [34], T. cinerea [35] and T. vogelii [101], respectively.

3. Proposed Biosynthetic Pathways and Synthesis

8-Substituted isoflavonoids such as toxicarol isoflavone and rotenoids are well known [3]. Compounds 4–6 from T. polystachyoides could be explained to be evolved biogenetically from naturally occurring chrysins (A) as illustrated in the Scheme 1 [102]. It would appear that the complex substituents at C-8 arise from the ability of Tephrosia species to oxidise a 7-OMe group to a ‒O+=CH2 group (Scheme 2), in the same way that closely related species of Leguminosae oxidise the 2'-OMe group of isoflavonoids to yield rotenoids [103]. A pattern that explains the various C-8 substituents in T. purpurea and T. apollinea is shown in Scheme 3. In T. polystachoides this process is taken even further and the carbon of yet another 7-OMe group is incorporated into the additional rings attached to C-7 and C-8 (Scheme 4) [3]. We could confirm the structures of compounds 7 and 8 by their conversion into semiglabrinone, isoemiglabrinone and tephroglabrin (3) as shown in Scheme 5 [3]. Purpuritenin (142) was isolated from T. purpurea has been synthesed as showed in Scheme 6 [104].
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Scheme 1. Possible biogenetic pathway of compounds 4–6 of T. polystachyoides.
Scheme 1. Possible biogenetic pathway of compounds 4–6 of T. polystachyoides.
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Scheme 2. Possible biogenetic pathway of compounds 8 and 11.
Scheme 2. Possible biogenetic pathway of compounds 8 and 11.
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Scheme 3. Possible biogenetic pathway of compounds 3, 8, 11, 27 and 137.
Scheme 3. Possible biogenetic pathway of compounds 3, 8, 11, 27 and 137.
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Scheme 4. Possible biogenetic pathway of compounds 4, 5 and 137.
Scheme 4. Possible biogenetic pathway of compounds 4, 5 and 137.
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Scheme 5. Transform of compounds 3 and 8.
Scheme 5. Transform of compounds 3 and 8.
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Scheme 6. The synthesis of 144.
Scheme 6. The synthesis of 144.
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4. Biological Activities

The chemical constituents from the genus Tephrosia have been shown to exhibit various bioactivities, such as estrogenic, antitumor, antimicrobial, antiprotozoal, and antifeedant activities [2,105].

4.1. Estrogenic Activity

Candidachalcone (136) isolated from T. candida exhibited estrogenic activity with IC50 value of 80 µM, compared with 18 µM for the natural steroid 17 β-estradiol [2].

4.2. Antitumor Activities

Calophione A (158) and tephcalostans B–D (133–135) from T. calphylla were evaluated for cytotoxicity against RAW (mouse macrophage cells) and HT-29 (colon cancer cells) cancer cell lines. 158 exhibited significant cytotoxicity with IC50 of 5.00 (RAW) and 2.90 µM (HT-29), respectively, while 133–135 showed moderated cytotoxicity against both RAW and HT-29 cell lines [91]. (+)-Tephrorins A (49) and B (50), and (+)-tephrosone (138) isolated from T. purpurea were evaluated for their potential cancer chemopreventive properties using a cell-based quinone reductase induction assay [4]. 7,4'-dihydroxy-3',5'-dimethoxyisoflavone (94), and (+)-tephropurpurin (139), were obtained as active compounds from T. purpurea, using a bioassay based on the induction of quinone reductase (QR) activity with cultured Hepa 1c1c7 mouse hepatoma cells [5].

4.3. Antimicrobial Activities

2',6'-Dimethoxy-4',5'-(2'',2''-dimethyl)-pyranochalcone (140) from T. pulcherrima showed significant antimicrobial activity when tested against a series of micro-organisms [7]. 3,4:8,9-Dimethylenedioxypterocarpan (131) from T. aequilata exhibited low activity against gram-positive bacteria, Bacillus subtilis and Micrococcus lutea [89]. Hildecarpin (128) from T. hildebrandtii had exhibited antifungal activity against Cladosporium cucumerinum [85,86].

4.4. Antiprotozoal Activities

Terpurinflavone (31) isolated from T. purpurea showed the highest antiplasmodial activity against the chloroquine-sensitive (D6) and chloroquine-resistant (W2) strains of Plasmodium falciparum with IC50 values of 3.12 ± 0.28 µM (D6) and 6.26 ± 2.66 µM (W2) [38]. The crude extract of the seedpods of T. elata showed antiplasmodial activities against D6 and W2 strains of P. falciparum with IC50 values of 8.4 ± 0.3 and 8.6 ± 1.0 µg/mL, respectively [14]. Obovatin (61) and obovatin methyl ether (62) from T. obovata [45] showed antiplasmodial activities against D6 and W2 strains of P. falciparum with IC50 values of 4.9 ± 1.7 and 6.4 ± 1.1 µg/mL, and 3.8 ± 0.3 and 4.4 ± 0.6 µg/mL, respectively [14]. (S)-Elatadihydrochalcone (141) from T. elata exhibited good antiplasmodial activity against the D6 and W2 strains of P. falciparum with IC50 values of 2.8 ± 0.3 (D6) and 5.5 ± 0.3 µg/mL (W2), respectively [14]. Tephcalostans C (134) and D (135) from T. calphylla were found to be weakly antiprotozoal activity in vitro [91]. Pumilanol (53) from T. pumila exhibited significant antiprotozoal activity against T. b. rhodensiense, T. cruzi and L. donovani with IC50 of 3.7, 3.35 and 17.2 µg/mL, respectively, but displayed high toxicity towards L-6 (IC50 of 17.12 µg/mL) rat skeletal myoblasts [13]. Tephrinone (69) from T. villosa [48] also exhibited high degree of activity and selectivity against both T. b. rhodensiense, T. cruzi and L. donovani with IC50 of 3.3 and 16.6 µg/mL [13].

4.5. Antifeedant Activities

Emoroidenone (54) from T. emoroides showed strong feeding deterrent activity against Chilo partellus larvae with a mean percentage deterrence of 66.1% at a dose of 100 µg/disc [22]. Hildecarpin (128) from T. hildebrandtii had exhibited insect antifeedant activity against the legume pod-borer Maruca testulalis, and important pest of cowpea (Vigna) [85,86].

4.6. Other Activities

(−)-Pseudosemiglabrin (19) from T. semiglabra displayed in vitro inhibitory effects on human platelet aggregation [26]. Obovatin (61), obovatin methyl-ether (62) and obovatachalcone (145) from T. obovata displayed moderate piscicidal activity against loach fish Misgurnus angullicaudatus. The TLm (median tolerance limit) values of 61, 62 and 145 were 1.25, 1.55 and 1.35 ppm, respectively [45]. Toxicarol (111) was a constituent of the South American fish poison T. toxicaria [74].

5. Conclusions

The genus Tephrosia, including ca. 400 species, with ca. 52 species being investigated worldwide, was reported to possess various chemical constituents and to display diverse bioactivities, especially antiplasmodial, estrogenic, antitumor, antimicrobial, antiprotozoal, antifeedant activities. Although the number of natural compounds was isolated from this genus, there are still many Tephrosia species that received no little attention further, phytochemical and biological studies on this genus are needed in the future. In addition, the biosynthetic pathways and synthesis of these bioactive molecules in the genus remained largely unexplored. Thus, much more chemical, biosynthetic, synthetic and biological studies should be carried out on natural compounds in Tephrosia species in order to disclose their potency, selectivity, toxicity, and availability.

Acknowledgments

We thank the authors of all the references cited herein for their valuable contributions. Financial supported for this work by grants from National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31100260, 31200246), Knowledge Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (KSCX2-EW-J-28), Program of Guangzhou City (No. 12C14061559), Foundation of Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. 201210ZS).

Author Contributions

In this paper, Yinning Chen was in charge of writing the manuscript; Tao Yan was responsible for drawing the structures of the compounds; Chenghai Gao was in charge of correcting the revised manuscript; Wenhao Cao was responsible for searching for the literature; Riming Huang is the corresponding author who was responsible for arranging, checking and revising the manuscript.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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