Abstract
A new denitroaristolochic acid, demethylaristofolin C (1), together with six known alkaloids, crebanine N-oxide (2), (–)-sukhodianine-β-N-oxide (3), palmatine (4), corydalmine (5), dehydrocorydalmine (6), and corynoxidine (7), was isolated from the tubers of Stephania succifera. The structure of demethylaristofolin C was elucidated by spectroscopic techniques (UV, IR, 1D, and 2D NMR) and HR-ESI-MS analyses. These compounds exhibited antibacterial activities against Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus strains in different degrees.
Acknowledgements
This research was financially supported by International Cooperation Projects of Hainan Province (No. 2012GH001) and Fundamental Research Funds for Central Public Welfare Research Institutes (Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, No. 1630052012014).