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Capitate Glandular Trichomes of Paragutzlaffia henryi Harbor New Phytotoxic Labdane Diterpenoids Ying Wang, Shi-Hong Luo, Juan Hua, Yan Liu, Shu-Xi Jing, Xiao-Nian Li, and Sheng-Hong Li J. Agric. Food Chem., Just Accepted Manuscript • DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5b04113 • Publication Date (Web): 29 Oct 2015 Downloaded from http://pubs.acs.org on November 4, 2015
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Capitate Glandular Trichomes of Paragutzlaffia henryi Harbor New Phytotoxic Labdane Diterpenoids Ying Wang,†, ‡ Shi-Hong Luo,† Juan Hua,†, ‡ Yan Liu,† Shu-Xi Jing,† Xiao-Nian Li,† and Sheng-Hong Li*,†
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State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China,
Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China ‡
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People’s Republic of
China
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ABSTRACT
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The morphology and chemical profile of the capitate glandular trichomes (CGTs) of
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Paragutzlaffia henryi (Acanthaceae) were investigated. Four new labdane
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diterpenoids named paraguhenryisins A−D (1−4), together with the known
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physacoztomatin (5), were localized to the CGTs using laser microdissection coupled
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with cryogenic 1H NMR and HPLC analyses, and were traced and isolated from the
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CGTs extract of inflorescences. Their structures were determined by spectroscopic
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methods and single crystal X-ray diffraction. Bioassays indicated significant
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inhibitory effect for these diterpenoids on Aradidopsis thaliana seed germination and
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seedling root elongation. The most potent inhibitor, paraguhenryisin C (3), was
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interestingly detected in both the rhizosphere soil and water rinsed inflorescences
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extract of P. henryi but not the roots, with average contents in the rhizosphere soil
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relevant to its phytotoxic EC50 values. These results suggested that phytotoxic labdane
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diterpenoids in the CGTs might be released into the environment as a defensive
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measure for P. henryi against other competitive plants.
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KEYWORDS:
Paragutzlaffia
henryi,
capitate
glandular
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microdissetion, labdane diterpenoids, phytotoxic activity
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INTRODUCTION
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Plant trichomes (including glandular and non-glandular) are epidermal protuberances
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on the aerial parts of plant.1 Plant trichomes constitute a key feature in taxonomy but
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recently also have been gathering the focus of natural product researchers.2 Generally,
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glandular trichomes (GTs) can be subdivided into capitate glandular trichomes (CGTs)
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and peltate glandular trichomes (PGTs) based on their respective morphological
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characteristics. While CGTs typically consist of a basal epidermal cell, few stalk cells,
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and a few secretory cells at the tip of the stalk, PGTs are comprised of a basal
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epidermal cell, a short stalk cell and a secretory head, consisting of several secretory
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cells that are enclosed in a smooth cuticle.3 GTs are involved in the synthesis, storage,
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and emission of a wide range of secondary metabolites such as terpenoids, alkaloids
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and phenolics which often increase the plant resistance against insect herbivores,
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pathogenic bacteria, fungi and other natural enemies.4
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GTs are present in many important plant families such as Lamiaceae, Asteraceae or
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Solanaceae.1 For example, the Lamiaceae sage Salvia divinorum produced an array of
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clerodane diterpenoids in its PGTs, the most abundant of which is salvinorin A.3
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Peppermint (Mentha piperita, Lamiaceae) accumulated large quantities of
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monoterpenoids in the subcuticular space of the PGTs.5 The GTs of Tanacetum
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cinerariifolium (Asteraceae) were found to secrete pyrethrins in a basipetal direction
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which can reach distant tissues, and protect seedlings against insects and fungi.6 The
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important antimalarial drug artemisinin was synthesized and stored in the GTs of
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Artemisia annua which belongs to the Asteraceae family.7-8 High levels of
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calamenene-type sesquiterpenoids have been isolated from the GTs of Heterolheca
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subaxillaris (Asteraceae), and reported strong plant growth inhibition of these
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compounds,9 however the bioactivity of the sesquiterpenoids in the plant rhizosphere
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soil or surrounding environment remains unknown. Moreover, acyl sugars are stored
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in GTs of many Solanaceae, including Solanum, Nicotiana, Datura,10 which stick to
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arthropod cuticles and thereby immobilize or suffocate arthropods.11 Previous studies
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by our research group on native plants in Yunnan have demonstrated that the PGTs of
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Colquhounia coccinea var. mollis (Lamiaceae) harbor new classes of unique
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defensive sesterterpenoids colquhounoids A−C.12 Based on the variety of secondary
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metabolites produced in GTs and their diverse functions, the investigation of plant
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families and genera which so far have been scarcely analyzed is an intriguing research
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area.
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The Acanthaceae family comprises about 221 genera and 4000 species widely
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distributed in pantropical and subtropical regions in the world.13 Sesquiterpenoid
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glycoside has been isolated from GTs exudates of Brillantaisia owariensis
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(Acanthaceae),14 but the exact type of the GTs and the bioactivity of this secondary
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metabolite is still unknown. Paragutzlaffia henryi (Figure 1A), also named as
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Strobilanthes henryi, belongs to the Acanthaceae family. This plant occurs as
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subshrubs, up to 70 cm tall, which are mainly distributed in southwest of China at
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altitudes from 1000 to 2800 m, and generally growing on mountain slopes.15 In our
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continuing systematic studies of secondary metabolites from plant GTs, we found that
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P. henryi thrived in many sites with few other plants growing nearby, and the
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inflorescences felt very sticky (Figure 1A). By stereo microscopic analysis, numerous
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CGTs (Figure 1B and 1C) were for the first time observed to densely cover the
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inflorescences of P. henryi, while no CGTs were presented on the leaves and stems of
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the plant.
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Herein the phytochemical investigation of CGTs of P. henryi were described and
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the isolation of five labdane diterpenoids (1–5), including four new ones,
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paraguhenryisins A−D (1–4) were described. The CGTs were precisely collected by
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LMD, and the main compounds were isolated by extraction of CGTs of inflorescences
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and classical phytochemical techniques. Bioassay results disclosed significant
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phytotoxic activies of these compounds against A. thaliana seed germination and root
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elongation, and compound 3 was the strongest phytotoxin among them. Interestingly,
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3 was also detected in the rhizosphere soil and the water rinsed inflorescences of P.
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henryi, but was not present in the roots.
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MATERIALS AND METHODS
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General Experimental Procedures. Optical rotation values were measured on
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Jasco P-1020 spectropolarimeter (Jasco, Tokyo, Japan). UV spectral data were
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obtained on a Shimadzu-210A double-beam spectrophotometer (Shimadzu, Tokyo,
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Japan). CD spectra were obtained on a Chirascan spectropolarimeter (Applied
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photophysics, Surrey, UK). IR spectra were recorded on a Bruker-Tensor-27
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spectrometer (Bruker Optics, Ettlingen, Germany) with KBr pellets. NMR
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experiments were carried out on a Bruker Avance III 600 spectrometer (Bruker,
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Karlsruhe, Germany) with tetramethyl silane (TMS) as internal standard. Mass spectra
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were recorded on a Waters Autospec Premier P776 mass spectrometer (Waters Corp.,
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Massachusetts, USA). Semipreparative HPLC was performed on an Agilent 1200
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system (Agilent, CA, USA) equipped with a Zorbax SB-C18 (9.4 × 250 mm) column.
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X-ray diffraction data collection was performed on a Bruker SMART APEX CCD
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(Bruker, Karlsruhe, Germany) crystallography system. Column chromatography was
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performed on either 200-300 mesh silica gel (Qingdao Marine Chemical Factory, P. R.
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China) or Sephadex LH-20 (GE Healthcare Bio-Xciences AB). TLC spots were
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visualized under UV light and by dipping into 10% H2SO4 in ethanol followed by
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heating.
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Plant Material. Leaves, inflorescences, stems, and rhizosphere soil of P. henryi for
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microscopic study, LMD, and metabolic analysis were collected from the plants (ca.
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60 cm in height) grown in Kunming Botanical Garden, in July 2013. Inflorescences
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and roots for HPLC analysis were collected from the same place in October 2015. A.
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thaliana seeds were Columbia wild ecotype maintained in our laboratory.
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Microscopy. Fresh leaves and inflorescences of P. henryi were examined under a
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Leica S8 APO light stereo microscope (Leica Microsystems, Wetzlar, Germany) with
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bright-field optics. For scanning electron microscopy, samples were processed
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according to our previously reported protocols,12, 16 and the specimens were observed
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using a Hitachi S-4800 scanning electron microscope (SEM) (Hitachi Ltd., Tokyo,
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Japan) at 10.0 KeV accelerating potential. Magnifications ranged from 30× to 500×.
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Laser microdissection of CGTs and metabolic analysis by cryogenic NMR and HPLC.
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inflorescences of P. henryi with a Leica LMD 7000 system (Leica Microsystems,
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Wetzlar, Germany) using a procedure similar to that we previously described. 12, 16
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Samples were collected in two microtubes, respectively, each containing
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approximately 600 CGTs. Both were centrifuged at 4 °C (12,000 g, 10 min) to settle
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the contents. One sample was directly extracted with acetone-d6 (500 µL,
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99.9%+0.03% TMS, Cambridge Isotope Laboratories, Inc., USA) by ultrasonication
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for 10 min. Extract was transferred to a 5 mm NMR tube for 1H NMR measurement
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on a Bruker Avance III 600 spectrometer equipped with a TCI cryoprobe (5 mm). 1H
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NMR spectrum was recorded with 128 scans at 276 K and referenced to internal
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TMS. The residual HDO signal was suppressed by using the PURGE sequence. The
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other sample was extracted with MeOH (300 µL) by ultrasonication for 10 min.
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Extract was directly analyzed with HPLC (column: ZORBAX SB-C18, 5 µm, 4.6 ×
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250 mm; mobile phase: acetonitrile in H2O, gradient 5–95% in 35 min; detection: 202
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nm; injection volume: 40 µL; column temperature: 30 °C; flow rate: 1 mL/min).
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Fractionation and purification of CGTs metabolites. CGTs were wiped from the
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fresh inflorescences of P. henryi with acetone-soaked cotton swabs, which were then
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washed with fresh acetone. The extract were combined and evaporated to dryness to
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yield a brownish oily residue (750 mg). The residue was subjected to silica gel
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column chromatography eluting with petroleum ether/acetone (15:1, v/v) to afford
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two fractions. Fraction A (65 mg) mainly containing compounds 1 and 2 was further
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chromatographed on a Sephadex LH-20 column eluting with acetone, and was finally
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purified by reversed-phase semi-preparative HPLC (mobile phase: 70% MeOH in
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water; flow rate: 3 mL/min, column: ZORBAX SB-C18, 5 µm, 9.4 × 250 mm,
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detection: UV 202 nm) to yield 1 (t = 16.4 min, 3.1 mg) and 2 (t = 21.5 min, 2.0 mg),
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respectively. Fraction B (420 mg) mainly containing compounds 3–5 was further
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separated by silica gel column chromatographies (petroleum ether/EtOAc 8:1, v/v)
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and then purified on a Sephadex LH-20 column (acetone) to yield 3 (4.5 mg), 4 (7.6
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mg) and 5 (5.2 mg), respectively.
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Paraguhenryisin A (1). colorless crystals; [α]D20 −2.4 (c 0.10, MeOH); UV (MeOH)
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λmax (log ε): 202 (2.18) nm; IR (KBr) νmax: 3441, 2964, 2921, 2852, 1631, 1446, 1384,
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1112, 836, 562 cm-1; For 1H and
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EI-MS m/z (%): 323 (35) [M+H]+, 322 (32) [M]+, 307 (37), 304 (38), 204 (93), 161
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(39), 119 (57), 109 (100), 93 (59), 81 (89), 69 (80), 54 (85); HR-EI-MS: m/z 322.2513
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[M]+ (m/zcalcd [C20H34O3]+ = 322.2508). Crystal data for 1: C20H34O3, M = 322.47,
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triclinic, size 1.30 × 0.70 × 0.02 mm3, a = 7.656(4) Å, b = 8.170(5) Å, c = 17.060(10)
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Å, α = 90.276(9)°, β = 97.280(9)°, γ = 115.602(8)°, V = 952.4(10) Å3, T = 100 (2) K,
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space group P1, Z = 2, µ(MoKα) = 0.073 mm-1, 12024 reflections measured,
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measured in the range 1.21° ≤ θ ≤ 28.71°, completeness θmax = 97.3%, 8805
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independent reflections (Rint = 0.0863). The final R1 values were 0.0985 (I > 2σ(I)).
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The final wR(F2) values were 0.1958 (I > 2σ(I)). The final R1 values were 0.1961 (all
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data). The final wR (F2) values were 0.2445 (all data). The goodness of fit on F2 was
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1.027. Flack parameter = 0.2(19). CCDC 1419393 (1) contains the supplementary
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crystallographic data for this paper. These data can be obtained free of charge from
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www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/data_request/cif. The crystal structure of 1 was solved by direct
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methods with SHELXS-9717 and refined by full-matrix least-squares refinements
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based on F2 with SHELXL-97.
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Paraguhenryisin B (2). colorless oil; [α]D18 +2.9 (c 0.30, MeOH); UV (MeOH) λmax
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(log ε): 202 (2.85) nm; IR (KBr) νmax: 3420, 2935, 2868, 1741, 1632, 1460, 1445,
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1388, 1372, 1237, 1125, 1084, 1010, 966, 937, 604 cm-1; For 1H and
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spectroscopic data see Tables 1 and 2; EI-MS m/z (%): 367 (3) [M+H]+, 366 (10)
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[M]+, 348 (65), 315 (23), 191 (83), 177 (100), 123 (71), 54 (59); HR-EI-MS: m/z
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366.2763 [M]+ (m/zcalcd [C22H38O4]+ = 366.2770).
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Paraguhenryisin C (3). colorless oil; [α]D17 −3.1 (c 0.05, MeOH); UV (MeOH) λmax
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(log ε ): 202 (3.06) nm; IR (KBr) νmax: 3439, 3434, 2946, 2926, 2868, 1729, 1631,
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1458, 1422, 1386, 1375, 1247, 1229, 1125, 1041, 1023, 967, 936, 668 cm-1; For 1H
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and
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348 (20), 333 (27), 315 (19), 191 (61), 177 (85), 109 (62), 69 (100), 54 (85);
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HR-EI-MS: m/z 366.2764 [M]+ (m/zcalcd [C22H38O4]+ = 366.2770).
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Paraguhenryisin D (4). colorless oil; [α]D21 +1.7 (c 0.10, MeOH); UV (MeOH) λmax
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(log ε): 202 (2.46) nm; IR (KBr) νmax: 3441, 2955, 2925, 2853, 1735, 1715, 1631,
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1458, 1443, 1385, 1367, 1264, 1239, 1096, 1030, 545 cm-1; For 1H and
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spectroscopic data see Tables 1 and 2; EI-MS m/z (%): 348 (11) [M]+, 149 (31), 134
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(78), 121 (100), 88 (91), 86 (95), 61 (31); HR-EI-MS: m/z 348.2655 [M]+ (m/zcalcd
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[C22H36O3]+ = 348.2664).
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Phytotoxicity Bioassay.
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Seed germination bioassay. A. thaliana seeds were washed with ethanol (70%
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v/v) for 2 min, and then surface sterilized using sodium hypochlorite (0.5% v/v) for 2
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min, followed by washing with sterile distilled water for three times. The sterilized
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seeds were placed in a refrigerator at 4 °C for 3 days before use. The CGTs extracts of
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P. henryi and compounds 3–5 were assayed at 12.5, 25, 50 and 100 µg/mL,
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respectively. To avoid toxic effects of the organic solvent, the final concentration of
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MeOH was not exceeding 0.2%. Fifty sterilized seeds were equidistantly sown on
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Murashige and Skoog medium [0.8% agar (w/v), pH 5.8] supplemented with the test
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sample at varying concentrations in each Petri dish (6.0 cm diameter). The same
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volume of MeOH was used as a blank control. Three duplicates of each treatment
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were carried out. Seeds were allowed to germinate under 16 h light and 8 h dark at 23
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°C (day) and 18 °C (night). The light intensity in the growth chamber was 100 µmol
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m-2 s-1. Emergence of the radicle (≥1 mm) was used as an index of germination and
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the number of germinated seeds were checked daily until most seeds (≥95%) in the
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control Petri dishes had germinated. Germination counts were performed over a
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period of four days. The seed germination inhibition rate (IG) was evaluated by the
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Root elongation bioassay. A. thaliana seeds were pretreated as described above.
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The CGTs extracts of P. henryi and compounds 3–5 were also assayed at 12.5, 25, 50
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and 100 µg/mL, respectively, and three replicates were carried out for each
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concentration. Ten seeds were distributed in a horizontal line on each Petri dish (6.0
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light and 8 h dark at 23 °C (day) and 18 °C (night). The light intensity in the growth
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chamber was 100 µmol m-2 s-1. The length of the seedling roots were measured using
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a calliper after seven days. The percentage of growth inhibition of root lengths (IR)
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was calculated from the following equation:
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T: the average length of treatment (cm); C: the average length of control (cm). The
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EC50 was determined by probit analysis using SPSS.
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Detection of GTs compounds in the inflorescences and water rinsed
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inflorescences extract. Freshly harvested inflorescences of P. henryi (3.0 g) were
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immediately frozen with liquid nitrogen and ground in a mortar to powder, which was
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then extracted with MeOH (3 × 15 mL) by ultrasonication for 30 min at room
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temperature, followed by centrifugation for 5 min at 12,000 rpm. The supernatant was
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filtered and concentrated in vacuo, which was analyzed by HPLC equipped with a
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diode array detector (mobile phase: 0–35 min: linear gradient of 5−95% of acetonitrile;
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mL/min; detection: 202 nm). To explore the allelochemicals released from the plant
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also analyzed. Ten inflorescences of P. henryi were collected and rinsed with distilled
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water (100 mL) for 30 s. The extract was filtered and concentrated in vacuo, and was
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then dissolved in MeOH (1 mL) and analyzed by the same HPLC method as described
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Detection of GTs compounds in rhizosphere soil and roots of P. henryi. The
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rhizosphere soil of P. henryi (15.0 g) was randomly collected at 0−10 cm depths.
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Plant residues were carefully removed with a sieve (30 mesh) and the soil samples
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were then extracted with MeOH (3 × 20 mL) by ultrasonication for 30 min at room
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temperature, followed by centrifugation for 5 min at 12,000 rpm. The supernatant was
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filtered and concentrated in vacuo, which was analyzed by the same HPLC method as
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described above. The roots of P. henryi (0.5 g) were collected and gently washed in
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tap water to remove the adhering soil particles. Roots samples were immediately
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frozen with liquid nitrogen and ground in a mortar to powder, which was then
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extracted with MeOH (3 × 10 mL). The extract was worked up and analyzed by the
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same HPLC method as mentioned above.
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Quantification of paraguhenryisin C (3) in rhizosphere soil of P. henryi.
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Quantification of 3 in the rhizosphere soil of P. henryi was carried out using the same
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HPLC method, with the isolated authentic sample as external standard. The
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rhizosphere soil of P. henryi (15.0 g) was collected in triplicate a day for three
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consecutive days with occasional rain. Samples were also prepared in the same way as
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described above. For quantification, calibration curve for 3 was prepared. Triplicate
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injections were carried out at eight concentrations (1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500
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µg/mL), followed by plotting the peak area versus concentration to obtain linear
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calibration curves. The equation and correlation coefficient obtained from the
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linearity study for 3 was y = 0.0872x−20.841 (R2=0.9945).
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Statistical analysis. Each treatment was conducted with three replicates, the data
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for inhibition of seed germination and root elongation were expressed as means ±
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standard deviation (SD). The statistical analysis of experimental data utilized the
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SPSS Student's t-test. P < 0.01 was considered significant.
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RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
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Morphology and distribution of trichomes. To study the morphology and
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distribution of the trichomes on P. henryi, slices of the leaves, inflorescences and
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stems were analyzed with a stereo microscope and SEM. The nonglandular trichomes
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appear as unicellular pyramids with 100–200 µm length on the leaves, inflorescences
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and young stems (Figure 1D), and are particularly abundant on the latter. Moreover,
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both CGTs and PGTs have been found in this plant. The CGTs feature a globular-like
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storage cavity (20–25 µm in diameter) atop a long stalk (0.25–1.00 mm) (Figure 1E
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and 1F), and occur abundantly on the inflorescences, but are entirely absent from the
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young leaves and stems. The PGTs have a storage cavity ( 15–20 µm in diameter),
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and are embedded into the epidermal cells (Figure 1E and 1F), which are distributed
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on the inflorescences and are not present on the leaves and stems.
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LMD of CGTs and secondary metabolites analysis by cryogenic NMR and
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HPLC. For analyzing secondary metabolites, intact CGTs were carefully selected
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under a microscope and dissected by using LMD,16 as illustrated in Figure 1G−1I.
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Thus, two samples were prepared in the caps of 0.5 mL Eppendorf microcentrifuge
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tubes, with each one containing approximately 600 CGTs. To avoid degradation of
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secondary metabolites, the dissected samples were stored at − 80 °C immediately after
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LMD.
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One of the CGTs samples was analyzed by cryo-1H NMR (600 MHz) in acetone-d6,
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and the results showed the presence of methyl groups in the high field region between
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δH 0.84 and 2.06, and olefinic and oxygenated functionalities between δH 3.85 and
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5.62 (Figure 3A). The other CGTs sample was extracted with 300 µL MeOH by
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ultrasonication for 10 min. After centrifugation, the supernatant was directly analyzed
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by reversed-phase HPLC, equipped with a diode array detector recording at 202 nm.
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Five major peaks (I, II, V, III, IV) with retention times of 22.45, 24.18, 24.74, 26.34
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and 32.42 min, respectively, were detected in the chromatogram (Figure 2A).
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Structural elucidation of secondary metabolites. The amount of CGTs collected
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by LMD was insufficient for direct isolation and identification of these compounds
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appearing as peaks Ι–V in the chromatograms in Figure 2A. Therefore CGTs extracts
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were obtained by wiping fresh inflorescences with acetone-soaked cotton swabs. The
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surface. Examination of the inflorescences under a microscope ensured that the CGTs
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had been extracted by this method. The extracts were subjected to silica gel, Sephadex
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LH-20 column chromatographies and semi-preparative HPLC to afford five labdane
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diterpenoids (1–5). Through HPLC analysis and comparison of their retention times
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and UV spectra, the identities of peaks Ι–V in the CGTs of P. henryi were finally
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validated and assigned to compounds 1, 2, 5, 3 and 4 in Figure 2A. Meanwhile, the 1H
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NMR signals of olefinic protons between δH 3.85 and 5.62 in compounds 1‒5 were
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also found in the cryo-1H NMR spectrum of P. henryi CGTs (Figure 3).
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Compound 1 was obtained as colorless crystal, and a molecular formula of 13
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C20H34O3 was deduced from its
C NMR spectroscopic data and (HR) EI-MS (m/z
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322.2513 [M]+, calcd 322.2508), indicating the presence of four degrees of
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unsaturation. The IR spectrum showed characteristic absorptions for hydroxyl (3441
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cm-1) and olefinic (1631 cm-1) groups. In the 1H NMR spectrum (Table 1), five
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tertiary methyl groups at δH 0.75, 0.85, 0.88, 1.25 and 1.65 (all singlets) were clearly
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visible. Six protons at δH 2.93 (1H, t, J = 5.4 Hz), 3.29 (1H, ddd, J = 11.4, 5.4, 1.8 Hz),
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3.61 (1H, m), 3.69 (1H, m), 3.81 (1H, dd, J = 5.3, 1.2 Hz) and 3.90 (1H, d, J = 6.0 Hz)
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were resonated from either oxygenated methines or oxygenated methylenes or free
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hydroxyl groups. An olefinic proton at δH 5.37 (1H, br s) indicated the presence of a
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trisubstituted double bond. Other overlapping proton resonances occurred between
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1.10 and 2.08 ppm, resulting from either methine or methylene protons. The 13C NMR
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spectrum (Table 2) indicated 20 carbon resonances, which were further classified by
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DEPT experiments as five methyls, six methylenes including one oxymethylene (δC
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61.1), five methines including two oxymethines (δC 61.6 and 77.2) and one olefinic
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methine (δC 123.0), and four quaternary carbons including one olefinic (δC 136.1) and
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one oxygenated (δC 64.0). These data were consistent with the resonances observed in
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the 1H NMR spectrum and suggested the structure of 1 to be an oxygenated labdane
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diterpenoid18.
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The 1H NMR spectrum in conjunction with the HSQC spectrum indicated the
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presence of two hydroxyl groups at δH 3.81 (15-OH) and 3.90 (12-OH), respectively.
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The 1H-1H COSY correlations demonstrated the former to be at C-15 (δC 61.1) the
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latter to be at C-12 (δC 77.2) which was also confirmed by the HMBC correlations
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(Figure 5A) from δH 3.90 to the carbons at δC 31.5 (C-11), 64.0 (C-13) and δC 77.2
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(C-12). Furthermore, the HMBC correlations from Me-17 (δH 1.65) to the olefinic
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carbons at δC 123.0 (C-7) and 136.1 (C-8) and the methine carbon at δC 50.6 (C-9),
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suggested the presence of a double bond between C-7 and C-8. The molecular
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formula of 1, corresponding to four degrees of unsaturation, together with the
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consideration of the remaining oxygen atom in the molecular formula and the
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presence of an oxymethine carbon at δC 64.0 (C-13) and an oxygenated quaternary
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carbon at δC 61.6 (C-14), implied the existence of an oxirane moiety. The HMBC
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correlations from H-12 (δH 3.29), H2-15 (δH 3.61 and 3.69) and Me-16 (δH 1.25) to the
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carbons at δC 64.0 and 61.6 further indicated the occurrence of an oxirane between
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C-13 and C-14. The planar structure of 1 was thus identified as shown in Figure 4.
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In the ROESY spectrum of 1, the correlations of H-9 with H-5 and H-12, of Me-20
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with Me-19, and of Me-18 with H-5, indicated that Me-18, H-12, H-9 and H-5 were
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α-oriented while Me-20 and Me-19 were β-oriented, as expected with the labdane
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skeleton.18 However, the configurations at C-12, C-13 and C-14 were difficult to
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determine with ROESY method due to the free rotation of the C-9 side chain and lack
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of any proton at C-13. Therefore, a single crystal of 1 was obtained by crystallization
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from a mixture of MeOH/water (5:1), and X-ray crystallographic analysis with
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molybdenum radiation was carried out. The result unambiguously established the
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complete structure of 1 including the configurations of C-12, C-13 and C-14.
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Accordingly, compound 1 was characterized as shown in Figure 5B, and was named
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paraguhenryisin A.
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Compound 2 was obtained as colorless oil. According to the (HR) EI-MS (m/z
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366.2763 [M]+, calcd 366.2770) and
13
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molecular formula of C22H38O4 was deduced. Comparison of the 1H and
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spectral data of 2 with those of 1 (Tables 1 and 2) clearly revealed that the structure of
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2 was also a labdane diterpenoid, similar to that of 1. All proton signals, except for the
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ones at δH 2.94 and 3.61 could be unambiguously assigned to their respective carbons
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by analysis of the HSQC spectrum, suggesting that these two signals were ascribed to
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free hydroxyl groups. The HMBC correlations from the former to four carbons at δC
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45.3 (C-7), 73.5 (C-8), 62.2 (C-9) and 24.4 (C-17), and from the latter to two carbons
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at δC 130.6 (C-14) and 58.5 (C-15), indicated that the two hydroxy groups occurred at
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C-8 and C-15, respectively. The HMBC correlations from the signal at δH 5.59 (H-14)
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to the carbons at δC 39.2 (C-12) and 62.1 (C-16) indicated the presence of a double
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bond between C-13 and C-14. In addition, the simultaneous HMBC correlations from
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the methyl protons at δH 1.98 and the oxymethylene protons at δH 4.61 and 4.63 to the
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carbonyl carbon at δC 170.9 indicated the existence of an acetoxy group that was
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connected to C-16 (Fig. S13).
C NMR and DEPT spectra (Table 2) a 13
C NMR
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The ROESY spectrum of 2 showed a similar correlation pattern as that of 1,
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suggesting that the relative configurations of the chiral centers in 2 remain unchanged.
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The ROE correlations of Me-17 with Me-19 and Me-20 indicated that Me-17 was
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β-oriented and 8-OH α-oriented. Correlations between H2-12 and H-14, and between
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H2-15 and H2-16 indicated a Z-configuration for the double bond between C-13 and
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C-14. Accordingly, compound 2 was characterized as shown in Figure 4, and was
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named paraguhenryisin B. Compound 3 was isolated as colorless oil, and the same molecular formula
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13
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(C22H38O4) as 2 was deduced from its
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366.2764 [M]+, calcd 366.2770). The 1D and 2D NMR spectra of 3 revealed the same
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substituents on the same skeleton as paraguhenryisin B (2). The two diterpenoids
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differed only in the nature of their substituents at C-15 and C-16. The acetoxyl group
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at C-16 and hydroxyl group at C-15 in 2 were transposed in 3. The HMBC observed
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correlations from H2-15 (δH 4.64) to C-13 (δC 146.9), C-14 (δC 121.2) and the acetyl
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carbonyl carbon at δC 171.0 (Fig. S13). The ROESY correlations also indicated a
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Z-configuration for the double bond between C-13 and C-14. Consequently,
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compound 3 was characterized as shown in Figure 4, and was named paraguhenryisin
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C.
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C NMR and (HR) EI-MS analysis (m/z
Compound 4 was obtained as colorless oil. Its molecular formula was established 13
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as C22H36O3 based on analysis of its
C NMR data and (HR) EI-MS (m/z 348.2655
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[M]+, calcd 348.2664), which indicated five degrees of unsaturation. The 1H and 13C
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spectra of 4 were quite similar to those of 2. The only difference between them was
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the loss of the hydroxyl group at C-8, and the appearance of an additional double
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bond (δH 5.38 and 5.62) between C-7 and C-8 in 4. This was supported by the HMBC
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correlations from Me-17 (δH 1.70) to δC 55.3 (C-9), the olefinic carbons at δC 122.9
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(C-7) and 135.8 (C-8). ROESY spectrum of 4 suggested that the relative configuration
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of 4 were the same as in 2 and 3. Thus, compound 4 was identified as shown in Figure
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4, and was named paraguhenryisin D.
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Compound 5 was identified as physacoztomatin by comparison of its spectral data with those of literature values. 19
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Seed germination bioassay. The phytotoxic effect of CGTs extracts of P. henryi
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inflorescences and three major compounds 3–5 on A. thaliana seed germination were
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investigated. While inhibitory effect was observed to some extent for all tested
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samples, clear differences were found at higher concentrations. The CGTs extracts
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and compound 3 showed significant inhibition, with EC50 values of 42.2 ± 2.1 and
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37.3 ± 0.6 µg/mL respectively (Figure 6), while compounds 4 and 5 (EC50 = 66.9 ±
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0.8 and 64.7 ± 0.8 µg/mL, respectively) only retarded germination at the highest
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concentration 100 µg/mL. The results suggested that paraguhenryisin C (3) is an
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efficient seed germination inhibitor against A. thaliana and its phytotoxic activity
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seems to be structure specific.
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Root elongation bioassay. The CGTs extracts of P. henryi inflorescences and
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compounds 3−5 were also tested for their phytotoxic effect on the root elongation of A.
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thaliana seedlings. As shown in the exemplified Figure 7, all tested samples showed
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significant inhibitory activity in a dose dependant manner. The EC50 values were 28.4
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± 2.4, 29.1 ± 2.2, 44.4 ± 2.9 and 37.6 ± 2.1 µg/mL for CGTs extracts and compounds
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3−5, respectively. At the maximum concentration 100 µg/mL, 80−90% reduction of
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root elongation was observed for all samples (Figure 8), indicating that all samples are
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phytotoxic substances.
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Detection of GTs compounds in the inflorescences and aqueous rinsed
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inflorescences extract. It has been well known that secondary metabolites could be
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released into the environment as allelochemicals. In the fields we observed breakdown
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of approximately 30-50% CGTs of P. henryi by moderate rain. It was therefore
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interesting to find out the fate of the above identifed diterpenoids in CGTs of P. henryi.
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The chemical profile of the inflorescences of P. henryi with rich CGTs was first
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analyzed. Four major peaks (I, II, V, III) with retention times of 22.40, 24.23, 24.82
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and 26.25 min, respectively, were detected in the HPLC chromatogram of the MeOH
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inflorescences extract (Figure 9A), which were in accordance with compounds 1, 2, 5
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and 4 (Figure 2B−2E) by comparison of their retention times and UV spectra with
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those of isolated authentic samples. Then the inflorescences of P. henryi were
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collected and rinsed with distilled water to mimic rain leaching, and the extracts were
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analyzed by HPLC-UV method, and compared with the retention times and UV
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spectra of separate injections of the authentic samples. As shown in Figure 9B, the
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most potent phytotoxic diterpenoid, paraguhenryisin C (3), was clearly detected in the
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aqueous rinsed solution.
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Detection of GTs compounds in rhizosphere soil and roots. To find out if CGTs
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compounds also accumulated in the surrounding soil of P. henryi, rhizosphere soil
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(15.0 g) was collected in triplicate for three consecutive days with occasional rain,
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which was extracted with MeOH and analyzed in the same way as described above.
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The results indicated that paraguhenryisin C (3) was also readily detected in the
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rhizosphere soil (Figure 9C). A quantitative analysis was carried out, which disclosed
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that the average content of 3 in rhizosphere soil was between 19.4 ± 4.4 and 27.3 ±
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3.3 µg/g (Figure 10), which were close to its phytotoxic EC50 values. In addition, the
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chemical profile of the roots of P. henryi was also investigated. It was found that
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physacoztomatin (5) was the predominant constituent, while paraguhenryisin C (3)
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was almost not detectable, which excluded the possibility that paraguhenryisin C (3)
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in the rhizosphere soil of P. henryi was from the roots exudates. These findings
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suggested that the labdane diterpenoids accumulated in the CGTs could be released
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into environment by rain and act as allelochemical defense for P. henryi.
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In conclusion, we have identified five labdane diterpenoids including four new ones
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precisely from the CGTs of P. henryi through LMD coupled with cryogenic NMR and
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HPLC methods. Significant phytotoxic effect for these diterpenoids on Aradidopsis
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thaliana seed germination and seedling root elongation were observed. The most
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abundant and also most potent diterpenoid, paraguhenryisin C (3), was detected in
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both the rhizosphere soil of P. henryi and the aqueous rinsed inflorescences extract of
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P. henryi in similar concentrations, suggesting that this compound could be released
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into the environment possibly by rain as allelochemical of P. henryi against other
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neighboring competitive plant species, which thus provided evidence for a new
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defense function for the plant GTs. Further investigation are required to confirm its
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role in mediating ecological interactions and to explore the biosynthetic pathway of
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these special GTs metabolites. To our knowledge, phytotoxic activity for natural
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labdane diterpenoids has been rarely reported. The unusual phytotoxic activity of
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these GTs secondary metabolites heralds their potential as promising phytotoxins for
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development of novel herbicides based on natural products that are useful for weed
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management in organic farming systems nowadays.
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Abbreviations Used
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Glandular trichomes, GTs; capitate glandular trichomes, CGTs; peltate glandular
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trichomes, PGTs; the effective dose to give 50% inhibitions, EC50; laser
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microdissection, LMD; scanning electron microscope, SEM; nuclear magnetic
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resonance, NMR; high performance liquid chromatography, HPLC; tetramethyl silane,
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TMS.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
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We thank the members of the analytical center of Kunming Institute of Botany,
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Chinese Academy of Sciences, for measurements of the NMR, MS, IR, and UV
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spectral data. This research was supported financially by the National Science Fund
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for Distinguished Young Scholars (31525005), the National Basic Research Program
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of China (973 Program) on Biological Control of Key Crop Pathogenic Nematodes
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(2013CB127505), the NSFC-Yunnan Joint Fund (U1202263), and the “Hundred
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Talents Program” of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (awarded to S.-H. Li).
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SUPPORTING INFORMATION
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key HMBC correlations of compounds 2 and 3. This information is available free of
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charge via the Internet at http://pubs.acs.org.
H and 13C NMR spectra of compounds 1-5. CD spectra of compounds 1−4. Selected
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Figure captions Figure 1. Morphology and distribution of trichomes of P. henryi and LMD of CGTs. (A) P. henryi in flowering. (B and C) CGTs on the inflorescences. Scale bar: 100 µm. (D) Unicellular pyramid nonglandular trichomes on the leaves surface. Scale bar: 200 µm. (E) CGTs and PGTs on the inflorescences. Scale bar: 1.00 mm. (F) CGTs and PGTs on the inflorescences. Scale bar: 100 µm. (G) Intact CGTs before dissection. Scale bar: 400 µm. (H) The remaining tissue after dissection. Scale bar: 400 µm.
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Collected CGTs. Scale bar: 200 µm. Figure 2. HPLC analysis and comparison of secondary metabolites in microdissected CGTs (202 nm). (A) Total HPLC chromatogram of the MeOH extract of laser microdissected CGTs. (B−F) HPLC chromatograms of the isolated authentic compounds 1 (B), 2 (C), 5 (D), 3 (E) and 4 (F) from the CGTs extracts of inflorescences of P. henryi. Figure 3. 1H NMR (600 MHz in acetone-d6) analysis of P. henryi CGTs and comparison of secondary metabolites isolated from CGTs extracts. (A) Cryo-1H NMR spectrum of the extract of P. henryi CGTs. (B−F) 1H NMR spectra of the isolated compounds 1 (B), 2 (C), 5 (D), 3 (E) and 4 (F) from the CGTs extracts of inflorescences of P. henryi. Figure 4. Compounds isolated from CGTs of P. henryi inflorescences. Figure 5. (A): Selected key HMBC (from H to C) of paraguhenryisin A. (B): X-ray crystallographic structure of paraguhenryisin A. Figure 6. Effects of CGTs extracts (A) and compounds 3−5 (B−D) on A.thaliana seed
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germination. Asterisks indicate significant differences between treatments and control as determined by Student’s t-test: *P < 0.01. Figure 7. Inhibition of the root elongation of A. thaliana by different concentrations (12.5, 25, 50 and 100 µg/mL) of CGTs extracts of P. henryi, photographs were taken after growth for seven days. Figure 8. Inhibition of A. thaliana root elongation by CGTs extracts (A) and compounds 3–5 (B–D) at different concentrations. Asterisks indicate significant differences between treatments and control as determined by Student’s t-test: *P < 0.01. Figure 9. HPLC chromatograms (202 nm) of different extracts of P. henryi (A-C and E) and authentic isolated compound 3 (D). (A) MeOH of the iInflorescences. (B) Aqueous rinsed extract of the inflorescences. (C) MeOH extract of rhizosphere soil. (E) MeOH extract of the roots. Figure 10. Content of paraguhenryisin C (3) in the rhizosphere soil of P. henryi.
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Table 1. 1H NMR (600 MHz) spectroscopic data of compounds 1–4 in acetone-d6 (δH [ppm], J [Hz])[a]. No.
1
2
3
4
1a 1b
1.07 m 1.85 m
0.99 m 1.69 m
0.99 m 1.69 m
0.99 m 1.87 m
2a 2b
1.43 m 1.53 m
1.42 m 1.63 m
1.42 m 1.63 m
1.43 m 1.56 m
3a 3b
1.17 m 1.38 m
1.17 m 1.35 m
1.18 m 1.35 m
1.17 m 1.40 m
5
1.22 dd (12.6, 4.8)
0.95 dd (12.0, 1.8)
0.95 dd (12.0, 1.8)
1.18 dd (12.6, 4.8)
6a 6b
1.89 m 1.97 m
1.30 m 1.62 m
1.30 m 1.62 m
1.89 m 1.96 m
7a 7b
5.37 br s
1.44 m 1.79 m
1.44 m 1.79 m
5.38 br s
9
2.05 m
1.11 m
1.15 m
1.63 m
11a 11b
1.35 m 1.52 m
1.32 m 1.60 m
1.38 m 1.63 m
1.30 m 1.61 m
2.12 m 2.24 m
2.21 m 2.27 m
2.01 m 2.33 m
12a 12b
3.29 ddd (11.4, 5.4, 1.8)
14
2.93 t (5.4)
5.59 t (6.5)
5.37 t (6.6)
5.62 t (6.5)
15a 15b
3.61 m 3.69 m
4.14 t (2H, 6.1)
4.64 d (2H, 6.6)
4.15 t (2H, 6.1)
16a 16b
1.25 (3H, s)
4.61 d (12.5) 4.63 d (12.5)
4.15 (2H, m)
4.61 d (12.5) 4.64 d (12.5)
17
1.65 (3H, s)
1.10 (3H, s)
1.10 (3H, s)
1.70 (3H, s)
18
0.85 (3H, s)
0.86 (3H, s)
0.86 (3H, s)
0.85 (3H, s)
19
0.88 (3H, s)
0.80 (3H, s)
0.80 (3H, s)
0.88 (3H, s)
20
0.75 (3H, s)
0.82 (3H, s)
0.82 (3H, s)
0.77 (3H, s)
[a] Signals for hydroxy groups: 1: δH 3.90 (d, 6.0, 12-OH), 3.81 (dd, 5.3, 1.2, 15-OH); 2: δH 2.94 (s, 8-OH); δH 3.61 (t, 5.4, 15-OH); 3: δH 3.09 (s, 8-OH); δH 3.83 (t, 5.7, 16-OH); 4: δH 3.67 (t, 5.5, 15-OH); Signals for acetoxy groups 2: δH 1.98 (s, 3H, 16-OCOCH3); 3: δH 1.97 (s, 3H, 15-OCOCH3 ); 4: δH 2.00 (s, 3H, 16-OCOCH3).
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Table 2. 13C NMR (150 MHz) spectroscopic data of compounds 1–4 in acetone-d6 (δC [ppm])[a]. No.
1
2
3
4
1
39.7 t
40.5 t
40.6 t
39.7
2
19.4 t
19.1 t
19.1 t
19.4 t
3
43.1 t
42.8 t
42.8 t
42.9 t
4
33.6 s
33.8 s
33.8 s
33.5 s
5
51.0 d
57.0 d
57.0 d
50.9 d
6
24.5 t
21.2 t
21.2 t
24.4 t
7
123.0 d
45.3 t
45.2 t
122.9 d
8
136.1 s
73.5 s
73.7 s
135.8 s
9
50.6 d
62.2 d
61.9 d
55.3 d
10
37.1 s
39.8 s
39.8 s
37.5 s
11
31.5 t
25.0 t
24.7 t
26.7 t
12
77.2 d
39.2 t
39.3 t
38.1 t
13
64.0 s
137.7 s
146.9 s
136.7 s
14
61.6 d
130.6 d
121.2 d
131.3 d
15
61.1 t
58.5 t
61.2 t
58.5 t
16
12.0 q
62.1 t
60.4 t
61.9 t
17
22.7 q
24.4 q
24.4 q
22.3 q
18
33.5 q
33.8 q
33.8 q
33.5 q
19
22.1 q
21.8 q
21.8 q
22.1 q
20
14.0 q
15.9 q
16.0 q
13.9 q
[a] Signals for acetoxy groups 2:, δC 170.9 s, 20.8 q (16-OCOCH3); 3:, δC 171.0 s, 20.9 q (15-OCOCH3); 4: δC 170.9 s, 20.8 q (16-OCOCH3).
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