[structure: see text] Two novel tetranortriterpenoids, turrapubesins A (1) and B (2), representing the first examples of halogenated and maleimide-bearing limonoids, were isolated from the twigs and leaves of Turraea pubescens. The structures of 1 and 2 were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic
BACKGROUND
Turraea robusta and Turraea nilotica are African medicinal plants used for the treatment of a wide variety of diseases, including malaria. The genus Turraea is rich in limonoids and other triterpenoids known to possess various biological activities.
METHODS
From the stem bark of T.
The new triterpene turranoic acid (1) and the new N-containing nor-triterpene turraenine (2), along with triptocallic acid B (3) and esculentoic acid (4) were isolated from leaves of a Turraea sp. Compounds 1-3 showed weak to moderate in vitro antiplasmodial activity against the
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