Abstract
Two pairs of unprecedented enantiomeric phthalide dimers, spiroligustolides A (1a/1b) and B (2a/2b), featuring a unique spiroorthoster linkage between two monomeric units to form a 5/6/5/6/6-fused ring system, were isolated from the roots of Ligusticum chuanxiong. The structures and relative configurations of 1 and 2 were determined by HR-ESI-MS, IR, and NMR spectroscopic data, coupled with single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, and the absolute configurations of 1a, 1b, 2a, and 2b were established by comparing the experimental and calculated electronic circular dichroism (ECD) data. Plausible biosynthetic pathway for 1 and 2 was proposed. Moreover, compounds 1, 1b, and 2b showed remarkable inhibitory activities on Cav3.1 calcium channel with IC50 values of 8.34, 7.08, and 8.60 μM, respectively.
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