Lanostane Triterpenes from the Tibetan Medicinal Mushroom Ganoderma leucocontextum and Their Inhibitory Effects on HMG-CoA Reductase and α-Glucosidase

J Nat Prod. 2015 Aug 28;78(8):1977-89. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.5b00331. Epub 2015 Aug 19.

Abstract

Sixteen new lanostane triterpenes, ganoleucoins A-P (1-16), together with 10 known tripterpenes (17-26), were isolated from the cultivated fruiting bodies of Ganoderma leucocontextum, a new member of the Ganoderma lucidum complex. The structures of the new compounds were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analysis and chemical transformation. The inhibitory effects of 1-26 on HMG-CoA reductase and α-glucosidase were tested in vitro. Compounds 1, 3, 6, 10-14, 17, 18, 23, 25, and 26 showed much stronger inhibitory activity against HMG-CoA reductase than the positive control atorvastatin. Compounds 13, 14, and 16 presented potent inhibitory activity against α-glucosidase from yeast with IC₅₀ values of 13.6, 2.5, and 5.9 μM, respectively. In addition, the cytotoxicity of 1-26 was evaluated against the K562 and PC-3 cell lines by the MTT assay. Compounds 1, 2, 6, 7, 10, 12, 16, 18, and 25 exhibited cytotoxicity against K562 cells with IC₅₀ values in the range 10-20 μM. Paclitaxel was used as the positive control with an IC₅₀ value of 0.9 μM. This is the first report of secondary metabolites from this medicinal mushroom.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acyl Coenzyme A / drug effects
  • Agaricales / chemistry*
  • Fruiting Bodies, Fungal / chemistry
  • Ganoderma / chemistry*
  • Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors / isolation & purification*
  • Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases / drug effects
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA-Reductases, NADP-dependent / drug effects*
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • K562 Cells
  • Molecular Structure
  • Paclitaxel / pharmacology
  • Tibet
  • Triterpenes / chemistry
  • Triterpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Triterpenes / pharmacology*
  • alpha-Glucosidases / drug effects

Substances

  • Acyl Coenzyme A
  • Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors
  • Triterpenes
  • 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA-Reductases, NADP-dependent
  • alpha-Glucosidases
  • Paclitaxel