Lactones from Ficus auriculata and their effects on the proliferation function of primary mouse osteoblasts in vitro.

Bioassay-guided fractionation of the petroleum ether, chloroform and EtOAc extracts of the stems of Ficus auriculata led to the isolation of five new 12-membered lactones (3R,4R)-4-hydroxy-de-O-methyllasiodiplodin (1), 6-oxolasiodiplodin (2) and ficusines A-C (3-5), together with three known related analogues (6-8). The structures of the new compounds were elucidated by comprehensive spectroscopic data. The absolute configurations of 3 and 8 were established by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Compounds 3-5 represent the first 12-membered lactones with a quinone ring unit. Compounds 6 and 7 exhibited significant proliferation function of primary osteoblasts (OBs) in vitro. Especially, the promotion rate of 6 reached 151.55±1.34% (P<0.001) at the concentration of 100 μM.