Abstract
Simple isoquinoline alkaloids (heliamine, dehydroheliamine), a phthalide isoquinoline alkaloid noscapine, and an aporphine alkaloid boldine are biosynthetically derived from an amino acid tyrosine. These substrates and a simple synthetic isoquinoline alkaloid (2-acetyl-7-amino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline) contain an isoquinoline nucleus. The biotransformation of these substrates via reduction, oxidation, hydroxylation, and N-oxidation reactions with different microorganism produced nine metabolites, namely: N-(2-acetyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-7-yl) acetamide (Metabolite 1), heliamine N-oxide (Metabolite 2), 6,7-dimethoxyisoquinoline (Metabolite 3), 3,4-dihydro-6,7-dimethoxy isoquinolin-1-one (Metabolite 4), heliamine (Metabolite 5), dehydroheliamine N-oxide (Metabolite 6), cotarnine (Metabolite 7), 5-hydroxy cotarnine (Metabolite 8), and boldine N-oxide (Metabolite 9). Primarily, the metabolites are structurally elucidated by one-dimensional (1D) and two-dimensional (2D) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analyses, and high-resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (HR-ESIMS). Furthermore, the substrates and their isolated metabolites are evaluated in vitro for their anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, cytotoxicity, and anticancer activities. The in vitro studies reveal that some of the isolated compounds are potential as anti-inflammatory, antitumor, and antimicrobial leads.
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