中文名称 | 英文名称 | CAS号 | 化学式 | 分子量 |
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儿茶提取物 | catechin | 7295-85-4 | C15H14O6 | 290.273 |
表儿茶素 | (2R,3R)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1[2H]-benzopyran-3,5,7-triol | 17334-50-8 | C15H14O6 | 290.273 |
—— | 3,5,7,3',4'-penta-O-benzylepicatechin | 301539-02-6 | C50H44O6 | 740.896 |
—— | 5,7,3',4'-tetra-O-benzylepicatechin | 87292-49-7 | C43H38O6 | 650.771 |
—— | (+)-(2R)-5,7-bis(benzyloxy)-2-[3,4-bis(benzyloxy)phenyl]chroman-3-one | 87292-54-4 | C43H36O6 | 648.755 |
Ebola virus disease (EVD), a disease caused by infection with Ebola virus (EBOV), is characterized by hemorrhagic fever and a high case fatality rate. With limited options for the treatment of EVD, anti-Ebola viral therapeutics need to be urgently developed. In this study, over 500 extracts of medicinal plants collected in the Lingnan region were tested against infection with Ebola-virus-pseudotyped particles (EBOVpp), leading to the discovery of Maesa perlarius as an anti-EBOV plant lead. The methanol extract (MPBE) of the stems of this plant showed an inhibitory effect against EBOVpp, with an IC50 value of 0.52 µg/mL, which was confirmed by testing the extract against infectious EBOV in a biosafety level 4 laboratory. The bioassay-guided fractionation of MPBE resulted in three proanthocyanidins (procyanidin B2 (1), procyanidin C1 (2), and epicatechin-(4β→8)-epicatechin-(4β→8)-epicatechin-(4β→8)-epicatechin (3)), along with two flavan-3-ols ((+)-catechin (4) and (−)-epicatechin (5)). The IC50 values of the compounds against pseudovirion-bearing EBOV-GP ranged from 0.83 to 36.0 µM, with 1 as the most potent inhibitor. The anti-EBOV activities of five synthetic derivatives together with six commercially available analogues, including EGCG ((−)-epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate (8)), were further investigated. Molecular docking analysis and binding affinity measurement suggested the EBOV glycoprotein could be a potential molecular target for 1 and its related compounds.