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. 2020 Apr 8:215–242. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-1394-7_5

The Genus Calophyllum: Review of Ethnomedicinal Uses, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology

Shiv Gupta 4, Pawan Gupta 4,✉
Editors: Joginder Singh1, Vineet Meshram2, Mahiti Gupta3
PMCID: PMC7191991

Abstract

The species of genus Calophyllum have been reported for several ethnomedicinal uses in the traditional systems of medicine. The scientific study of the genus Calophyllum revealed that it is a rich source of bioactive secondary metabolites. These phytochemicals have shown a wide range of biological activities. Some of these have reached to the clinical developmental stage. The Calophyllum inophyllum seed oil has been proved to be an acceptable sustainable source of biodiesel. Few species of the genus are endangered and have been included in the red list of threatened species by the IUCN Red List. Owing to the importance of the genus a review of its ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacology has been carried out. It will further help to explore the molecular mechanism of phytochemicals for health benefits.

Keywords: Coumarins, Xanthones, Antiviral activity, Anti-proliferative activity, HIV-inhibitors

Introduction

Plant-based natural products have been a potential source of lead compounds for the discovery and development of drugs. Antimalarial drugs such as artemisinin and quinine and anticancer drugs such as paclitaxel and vinblastine are some of the well-known natural products which are used for the effective treatment of the disease. The major problem associated with the natural products is poor bioavailability and limited yield. These problems are being overcome by medicinal chemists by synthesizing the natural products in good yield and by preparing their analogues with good bioavailability. The genus Calophyllum has also proved to be a potential source of lead compounds for the drug discovery and development. Calanolide A, a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor isolated from the genus, is being evaluated under clinical trial. The genus is a rich source of several medicinally active compounds falling under various chemical classes. The genus includes 190 species and is classified under Calophyllaceae family. The species of the genus are identified with various distinguishing characters like red-coloured outer bark and drupe fruit. The species of the genus such as Calophyllum inophyllum is also known to be used traditionally to alleviate disease and is used in the management of leprosy. Owing to the medicinal importance of the genus Calophyllum, this chapter presents a review of its ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology.

Morphology and Taxonomy

The genus Calophyllum was previously included in the Guttiferae family (Group AP 2009). Now, the APG III (Angiosperm Phylogeny Group) system of flowering plant classification classifies it under Calophyllaceae family. There are 190 species in the genus, of which 179 were identified in the Old World (Africa, Asia and Europe) and only 10 species in the New World (the Americas and Oceania) (Eckenwalder 1980). These species are distributed mainly from eastern Africa to the Pacific in the Old World (Stevens 1980). The multivariate analysis by Diaz et al. showed that other American species of the genus Calophyllum are originated from this taxon (Díaz 2013). The species in genus Calophyllum are difficult to classify due to the challenge of establishing distinct boundaries (Watt 2014).

The species under the Calophyllum genus range from very high trees to shrubs. However, most of the species are medium-sized trees. The habitat of the species ranges from wet tropical rainforest of the lowlands to drier areas at higher altitudes. Some of the species are also found in flooded areas. The genus has several distinguishing taxonomical characteristics like red-coloured outer bark with diamond-shaped fissures and presence of opposite leaves with closely and alternating parallel veins. Other characteristics of the species include axillary, terminal and raceme inflorescences. The fruits of the genus Calophyllum are drupe possessing very thin layers of flesh along with a large seed. The sepals and petals in the genus are arranged in hermaphrodite flowers. These also secrete latex which is yellow or white in colour (Eckenwalder 1980). Several species of the genus such as C. apetalum, C. bracteatum, C. caudatum, C. cordato-oblongum and C. mooni have been included in the red list of threatened species by the IUCN RedList. Furthermore, 18 species are categorized as vulnerable (viz. C. apetalum, C. caudatum, C. cordato-oblongum), 5 species as endangered (viz. C. insularum, C. morobense, C. nubicola, C. trapezifolium and C. waliense) and 3 species as critically endangered (viz. C. acutiputamen, C. africanum and C. cuneifolium) (Stevens 1980).

Ethnomedicinal Uses

A number of plants of the genus Calophyllum are used as traditional medicine for the treatment of chronic diseases such as ulcer, eye infections, haemorrhoids, hypertension, infections, inflammation, leprosy, malaria, nephritis, pain, rheumatism, skin infection, tumours, varicose, venereal diseases, wound and peptic ulcers (Table 5.1). The seed oil of C. apetalum is used by traditional practitioners for the treatment of leprosy (Watt 2014). The latex of the seed of C. inophyllum has also been used for the management of leprosy. The seed oil of C. apetalum and C. soulattri was used in the treatment of skin infections (Stevens 1980; Watt 2014). The infusion of C. apetalum mixed with the honey is used for treating scabies (Watt 2014). C. apetalum, C. tacamahaca and C. inophyllum are reported to be used in the treatment of rheumatism (Dorla et al. 2019; Lavergne 2001; Watt 2014). Trunk bark decoction of C. brasiliense along with the root bark of Coutarea hexandra is used for the treatment of diabetes (Yasunaka et al. 2005). Root decoction of C. inophyllum is used locally in the treatment of ulcers and the leaf decoction is used in the treatment of eye infections (10). Furthermore, infusion of the roots of C. soulattri is rubbed on the skin to alleviate rheumatic pain. The oil extracted from the seeds of C. tomentosum is used in the treatment of skin disease (Stevens 1980).

Table 5.1.

Traditional uses of few species of the genus Calophyllum

Species Traditional use References
C. apetalum Treatment of leprosy and cutaneous infections, infusion mixed with honey used in scabies and rheumatism Watt (2014)
C. blancoi Latex used to treat wounds, boils, tumours, swellings and also to alleviate asthma Stevens (1980)
C. brasiliense Trunk-bark decoction with the root bark of Coutarea hexandra used as an antidiabetic and vermifuge, also used in diarrhoea and intestinal worms

Grenand et al. (1987),

Yasunaka et al. (2005)
C. caledonicum Diuretic, highly resistant towards fungi and termites

Hay et al. (2003),

Morel et al. (2002)
C. inophyllum Root decoction is used to treat ulcers, boils and ophthalmia, the bark used to treat orchitis, the latex rubbed on the skin against rheumatism and psoriasis, and a leaf decoction to treat eye infections
C. lucidum Dressing of sores, and for a headache remedy Abraham (1912)
C. membranaceum Used to reduce inflammation around bruises and to kill pain, relieve rheumatic joint pain, lumbago and wound pain Stevens (1980)
C. soulattri Infusion of the root is rubbed on to affected areas in order to alleviate rheumatic pain, fresh bark from the shoots is used as medicine for women who have just given birth, oil obtained from the seed is used externally in the treatment of rheumatism and skin infections, injected into the muscles, the refined oil relieves the pain in leprosy
C. tacamahaca Eye diseases, rheumatism, headache, gout, arthritis, dermic problems, skin disorders, memory troubles, blood circulation Lavergne (2001)
C. tomentosum Oil extracted from the seed, known as ‘kenna tal’, is used in the treatment of skin diseases Stevens (1980)
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Phytochemistry

The genus Calophyllum is a rich source of bioactive compounds such as xanthones and coumarins. The first phytochemical analysis of the genus was carried out in 1950 by Polonsky and Ormancey-Potier (Ormancey-Potier et al. 1951; Polonsky 1957). Since then several species of the genus have been explored for their phytochemical content. The phytochemical investigation has revealed the presence of various classes of secondary metabolites among which coumarins, xanthones, chromanones, triterpenes, steroid and glycosides are the predominant classes of phytoconstituents present in the genus (Subramanian and Nair 1971; Kashman et al. 1992; McKee et al. 1996; Dharmaratne and Wijesinghe 1997).

Coumarins

Coumarins are commonly found in the genus Calophyllum. Most of these coumarins are biosynthesized in the leaves. The coumarins have heterocyclic structure and their biosynthesis is related to the biosynthetic scheme for neo-flavonoids. Coumarins isolated from Calophyllum exhibit various pharmacological activities and can be used as a biomarker. The coumarins of the genus are further subclassified as simple coumarins, furanocoumarins, pyranocoumarins and furo-pyranocoumarins. Calanolide A (1), costatolide (2) (also known as calanolide B), calanolide C (3) and calanolide D (4) were isolated from the fruits and twigs of C. lanigerum. Calanolide E1 (5) and calanolide E2 (6) (diastereoisomer of calanolide E1) were isolated from the stem bark of C. lanigerum (Kashman et al. 1992; McKee et al. 1996). Patil et al. (1993) isolated two tetracyclic dipyranocoumarins, i.e. calophyllic acid (7) and isocalophyllic acid (8), from the leaves of C. inophyllum. Similarly, recedesolide (9), a tricyclic pyranocoumarin, was isolated from C. blancoi (Shen et al. 2004). Shen et al. (2003) isolated inocalophyllin A (10) and B (12) along with their methyl esters (11and 13, respectively) from the seeds of C. inophyllum. Furthermore, Yasunaka et al. (2005), Gomez-Verjan et al. (2014) and Pires et al. (2014) isolated mammea-type coumarins [A/BA (14), A/BB (15) and B/BB (16)] from the leaves of C. brasiliense. Tomentolide A (17) and B (18) were isolated from the nut kernels of C. tomentosum (Nigam and Mitra 1968). Recently, a new coumarin Wallimarin T (19) was isolated from the stem bark of C. wallichianum (Fig. 5.1; Table 5.2).

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Molecular structures (1–132) of bioactive molecules isolated from various species of the genus Calophyllum (1–38: coumarins, 39–79: xanthones, 80–110: chromanones, 111–123: triterpenes and steroids, 124: glycosides, 125–132: miscellaneous compounds)

Table 5.2.

Phytochemicals isolated from the species of the genus Calophyllum

Compound name Species Part used Reference
Coumarins
Calanolide A C. lanigerum Fruits and twigs Kashman et al. (1992)
Calanolide B (Costatolide) C. lanigerum Fruits and twigs
Calanolide C C. lanigerum Fruits and twigs
Calanolide D C. lanigerum Fruits and twigs
Calanolide E1 C. lanigerum Stem bark McKee et al. (1996)
Calanolide E2 C. lanigerum Stem bark
Calophyllic acid C. inophyllum Leaves Patil et al. (1993)
Isocalophyllic acid C. inophyllum Leaves
Recedesolide C. blancoi Leaves Shen et al. (2004)
Inocalophyllin A C. inophyllum Seeds Shen et al. (2003)
Inocalophyllin A methyl ester C. inophyllum Seeds
Inocalophyllin B C. inophyllum Seeds
Inocalophyllin B methyl ester C. inophyllum Seeds
Mammea A/BA C. brasiliense Leaves Yasunaka et al. (2005)
Mammea A/BB C. brasiliense Leaves Gomez-Verjan et al. (2014)
Mammea B/BB C. brasiliense Leaves Pires et al. (2014)
Tomentolide A C. tomentosum Nut kernels Nigam and Mitra (1968)
Tomentolide B C. tomentosum Nut kernels
Wallimarin T C. wallichianum Stem bark Tee et al. (2018)
Apetalolide C. apetalum Nut kernels Nigam and Mitra (1968)
Calophyllolide C. inophyllum Kernels Ormancey-Potier et al. (1951)
12-Cetoxycalanolide A C. lanigerum Fruits and twigs Kashman et al. 1992
Cordatolide A C. cordato-oblongum Leaves Dharmaratne et al. (1998a, b)
Cordatolide B C. cordato-oblongum Leaves
6-Deoxyjacreubin C. soulattri Timber Gunasekera et al. (1977)
1,6-Dihydroxy-5-methoxyxanthone C. soulattri Timber
1,7-Dihydroxyxanthone C. soulattri Timber
1-Hydroxy-5-methoxyxanthone C. soulattri Timber
Inophyllolide C. inophyllum Nuts Kawazu et al. (1968)
Inophyllum C C. inophyllum Nuts Yimdjo et al. (2004)
Inophyllum D C. symingtonianum Bark and leaves Aminudin et al. (2015)
Inophyllum E C. inophyllum Nuts Yimdjo et al. (2004)
Inophyllum H C. symingtonianum Bark and leaves Aminudin et al. (2015)
Isorecedensolide C. blancoi Roots Shen et al. (2005)
12-Methoxycalanolide A C. lanigerum Fruits and twigs Kashman et al. (1992)
12-Methoxycalanolide B C. lanigerum Fruits and twigs
Soulattrolide C. soulattri Bark Gunasekera et al. (1977)
1,3,5-Trihydroxy-2-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)xanthone C. soulattri Timber
Xanthones
Guanidine C. walker Dahanayake et al. (1974)
Apetalinone A C. apetalum Iinuma et al. (1997)
Acetyl blancoxanthone C. blancoi Root Shen et al. (2005)
Caloxanthone A C. inophyllum Root bark Yimdjo et al. (2004)
Caloxanthone C (inoxanthone, blancoxanthone) C. inophyllum Stem bark Mah et al. (2015)
Jacareubin C. brasiliense Heartwood Abe et al. (2004)
6-Deoxyjacareubin C. brasiliense Heartwood
Dombakinaxanthone C. moonii Root bark Dharmaratne and Wijesinghe (1997)
Osajaxanthone C. enervosum Stem bark Taher et al. (2005)
Calozeyloxanthone C. moonii Root bark Dharmaratne and Wijesinghe 1997
Caloxanthone C. blancoi Roots Shen et al. (2005)
Pyranojacareubin C. blancoi Roots
Caloxanthone G C. austroindicum Wood Iinuma et al. (1996)
Caloxanthone B C. inophyllum Root bark Yimdjo et al. (2004)
Calabaxanthone C. cuneifolium Bark Gunasekera et al. (1977)
Trapezifolixanthone C. cuneifolium Bark Gunasekera et al. (1977)
1,3,5-Trihydroxy-2-(3-methylbut −2-enyl) xanthone C. cuneifolium Timber
Brasixanthone B C. inophyllum Stem bark Mah et al. (2015)
Batukinaxanthone C. moonii Root bark Dharmaratne and Wijesinghe (1997)
Brasiliensic acid C. inophyllum Root bark Yimdjo et al. (2004)
Calanone C. symingtonianum Bark & leaves Aminudin et al. (2015)
Calaustralin C. inophyllum Nuts Yimdjo et al. (2004)
Caledol C. caledonicum Leaves Oger et al. (2003)
Calophynic acid C. inophyllum Root bark Yimdjo et al. (2004)
Caloxanthone E C. inophyllum Root bark Iinuma et al. (1995)
Dicaledol C. caledonicum Leaves Oger et al. (2003)
1,5-Dihydroxyxanthone C. inophyllum Root bark Yimdjo et al. (2004)
Friedelan-3-one C. inophyllum Root bark
Guanidine (calophyllin B) C. walkeri Timber Dahanayake et al. (1974)
3-Hydroxyblancoxanthone (macluraxanthone) C. blancoi Roots Shen et al. (2005)
4-Hydroxyxanthone C. inophyllum Stem bark Mah et al. (2015)
Inophinnin C. inophyllum Stem bark
Inophylloidic acid C. inophyllum Root bark Yimdjo et al. (2004)
Phylattrin C. inophyllum Stem bark Mah et al. (2015)
Rheediaxanthone A C. inophyllum Stem bark
Soulatrin C. inophyllum Stem bark
1,3,5,6-Tetrahydroxy-2-(3-hydroxy-3-methyl-butyl) xanthone C. brasiliense Heartwood Abe et al. (2004)
1,3,5,6-Tetrahydroxy-2-(3-methyl-2-butenyl) xanthone C. brasiliense Heartwood
1,3,5,6-Tetrahydroxy-2-(3,3-dimethylallyl) xanthone C. brasiliense Heartwood Yasunaka et al. (2005)
1,3,5,6-Tetrahydroxy-2-isoprenylxanthone C. austroindicum Trunk Iinuma et al. (1996)
Flavonoid
(−)-Epicatechin C. enervosum Stem bark Taher et al. (2005)
Carpachromene C. symingtonianum Bark & leaves Aminudin et al. (2015)
Myricetin C. inophyllum Androecium Subramanian and Nair (1971)
Quercetin C. inophyllum Androecium
GB-1 C. pauciflorum Stem bark Ito et al. (1999)
GB-2 C. pauciflorum Stem bark
GB-1a C. pauciflorum Stem bark
GB-2a C. pauciflorum Stem bark
Garcinianin C. pauciflorum Stem bark
Pancibiflavonol C. pauciflorum Stem bark
GD-IV C. pauciflorum Stem bark
Amentoflavone C. brasiliense Leaves Reyes-Chilpa et al. (2004)
Pyranoamentoflavone 4′-methyl ether C. venulosum Leaves Cao et al. (2001)
Pyranoamentoflavone 7-methyl ether C. venulosum Leaves
Pyranochromanone
Isocalolongic acid C. recedens Bark Guerreiro et al. (1973)
Isoinophynone C. inophyllum Leaves Khan et al. (1996)
Inophynone C. inophyllum Leaves Ali et al. (1999)
Apetalic acid C. blancoi Seeds Shen et al. (2004)
Apetalic acid 5-O-acetate C. blancoi Seeds
Apetalic acid methyl ester C. blancoi Seeds
Isoapetalic acid C. blancoi Seeds
Isoapetalic acid 5-O-acetate C. blancoi Seeds
Isoapetalic methyl ester C. blancoi Seeds
Isocordato-oblongic acid C. symingtonianum Bark & leaves Aminudin et al. (2015)
Brasiliensophyllic acid A C. brasiliense Cottiglia et al. (2004)
Isobrasiliensophyllic acid A C. brasiliense
Brasiliensophyllic acid B C. brasiliense
Isobrasiliensophyllic acid B C. brasiliense
Brasiliensophyllic acid C C. brasiliense
Isobrasiliensophyllic acid A C. brasiliense
9-Hydroxy-2,2,6,7-tetramethyl-2H-[l]-benzopyran-(1-phenylethyene-10-yl)-[3,2-b]-dihydropyran-4-one C. tomentosum Leaves Babu et al. (1994)
Triterpenes and steroids
Betulinic acid C. tomentosum Bark Karunanayake et al. (1981)
Canophyllol C. brasiliense Leaves Reyes-Chilpa et al. (2004)
Friedelin C. brasiliense Leaves Yasunaka et al. (2005)
3β-Simiarenol C. walkeri Dahanayake et al. (1974)
Frideline C. apetalum Joshi et al. (2013)
Canophyllol C. apetalum
Canophyllic acid C. inophyllum Govindachari et al. (1968), Govindachari et al. (1967)
Apetalactone C. apetalum
Taraxerol C. walkeri Dahanayake et al. (1974)
Taraxerone C. moonii Dharmaratne and Wijesinghe (1997)
Stigmasterol C. wallichianum Stem bark Tee et al. (2018)
Lupenone C. symingtonianum Bark & leaves Aminudin et al. (2015)
Sitosterol C. apetalum Bark Nigam and Mitra (1969)
Glycoside
Calophymembranside C C. membranaceum Stem Ming et al. (2016)
Calophymembranside D C. membranaceum Stem Zhu et al. (2018)
Calophymembranside E C. membranaceum Stem
Calophymembranside F C. membranaceum Stem
Myricetin-7-glucoside C. inophyllum Androecium Subramanian and Nair (1971)
Miscellaneous compounds
Enervosanone C. enervosum Stem bark Taher et al. (2005)
Cambogin C. enervosum Stem bark
Sundaicumone A C. sundaicum Leaves Cao et al. (2006a, b)
Sundaicumone B C. sundaicum Leaves
Soulattrone A C. soulattri Bark Nigam et al. (1988)
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Xanthones

Xanthones have been isolated from the bark and wood of several species of the genus. These xanthones differ in structure by oxygenation pattern and position of isoprenyl group in the xanthone nucleus. Xanthones are also substituted with various other functionalities like OH, OMe, OCOMe, 3-carboxybutyl, 1,1-dimethylprop-2-enyloxy, 2,3-dihydroxy-3-methylbutyl, 4-hydroxy-3-methylbutyl and 4-hydroxy-3-methylbut-2-enyl and 4-hydroxy-3-methylbut-2-enyl. Guanidine (39), a 1,5-dihydroxy-6-(3,3-dimethylbut-2-enyl)-1,5-dihydroxy xanthone, was isolated from the timber of C. walker (Dahanayake et al. 1974). Apetalinone A (40) was isolated from C. apetalum. Apetalinone A bears 1,1-dimethylprop-2-enyloxy ether substitution which suggested that its biosynthesis involves Claisen rearrangement and Diels–Alder reaction (Iinuma et al. 1997). Acetylblancoxanthone (41), caloxanthone A (42), caloxanthone C (43), jacareubin (44), 6-deoxyjacareubin (45), dombakinaxanthone (46) and osajaxanthone (47) are pyranoxanthones possessing a pyran ring at C5-C6, C6-C7 or C7-C8 isolated from the Calophyllum spp. (Dharmaratne and Wijesinghe 1997; Yimdjo et al. 2004; Shen et al. 2005; Taher et al. 2005; Mah et al. 2015). Dombakinaxanthone (46), a trioxygenated diprenylated chromen-xanthone, and calozeyloxanthone (48) were also isolated from C. moonii. (Dharmaratne and Wijesinghe 1997). Furthermore, caloxanthone (49) and pyranojacaeubin (50) possess two pyran rings. Caloxanthone G (51) possesses 2,2-dimethyl-3,4-dihydropyrane ring while caloxanthone B (52) possesses a furan ring. Gunasekera et al. (1977) isolated three xanthones calabaxanthone (53), trapezifolixanthone (54) and 1,3,5-trihydroxy-2-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)xanthone (55) from the bark of C. cuneifolium. Similarly, brasixanthone B (56) was isolated from the stem bark of C. inophyllum (Mah et al. 2015) (Fig. 5.1; Table 5.2).

Chromanones

Secondary metabolites having chromanone nucleus, viz. flavonoids, biflavonoids and pyranochromanones, have also been isolated from the genus Calophyllum. Epicatechin (80), carpachromene (81) and myricetin (82) flavonoids have been isolated from the stem bark, leaves and androecium of flowers, from C. enervosum, C. symingtonianum and C. inophyllum, respectively (Table 5.2) (Subramanian and Nair 1971; Taher et al. 2005; Aminudin et al. 2015). Quercetin (83) was also isolated from the androecium of flowers of C. inophyllum (Subramanian and Nair 1971).

The biflavonoids of type flavanone-flavonol [GB-1 (84) and GB-2 (85)], flavanone-flavanone [GB-1a (86) and GB-2a (87)], flavanone-flavonol [garcinianin (88) and pancibiflavonol (89)], flavanone-flavone [GD-IV (90)] and flavone-flavone [amentoflavone (91)] have also been isolated from the species of genus Calophyllum (Table 5.2) (Ito et al. 1999; Reyes-Chilpa et al. 2004). Pyranoamentoflavone 4′-methyl ether (92) and pyranoamentoflavone 7-methyl ether (93) were also isolated from the leaves of C. venulosum (Cao et al. 2001).

Isocalolongic acid (94), isoinophynone (95) and inophynone (96) are 1-benzopyran-4-one class of compounds possessing an additional pyran ring which is fused at C7-C8 bond. Inophynone (96) and isoinophynone (95) which are a pair of epimers were isolated from the ethanolic extract of the fresh leaves of C. inophyllum (Ali et al. 1999). Compounds 97–103 are pyranochromanone derivatives, isolated from various species of the genus Calophyllum (Table 5.2) (Shen et al. 2004; Aminudin et al. 2015).

Brasiliensophyllic acid A (104), isobrasiliensophyllic acid A (105), brasiliensophyllic acid B (106), isobrasiliensophyllic acid B (107), brasiliensophyllic acid C (108) and isobrasiliensophyllic acid A (109) are novel chromanone acids which were isolated from the bark of C. brasiliense (Cottiglia et al. 2004) (Fig. 5.1; Table 5.2).

Triterpenes and Steroid

Betulinic acid (111), canophyllol (112) and friedelin (113) are the most common triterpenes found in the genus Calophyllum (Table 5.2) (Karunanayake et al. 1981; Reyes-Chilpa et al. 2004; Yasunaka et al. 2005). Genus Calophyllum is a rich source of various triterpenes, which belong to various groups like adianane [3β-simiarenol (114)], fridelane [frideline (115) and canophyllol (116)], lupane [betulinic acid(111)], oleanane [canophyllicacid (117) and apetalactone (118)] and taraxerane [taraxerol (119) and taraxerone (120)]. Furthermore, stigmasterol (121) was also isolated from the stem bark of C. wallichianum (Tee et al. 2018) (Fig. 5.1; Table 5.2).

Glycosides

Flavonoid glycoside, myricetin-7-glucoside (128), was isolated from the androecium of flowers of C. inophyllum (Subramanian and Nair 1971). Similarly, Ming et al. (2016) isolated a new C-glycoside calophymembranside C (124) from the stem of C. membranaceum. Further, Zhu et al. (2018) isolated three C-glycosides calophymembranside D(125), calophymembranside E (126) and calophymembranside F (127), from the stem of C. membranaceum (Fig. 5.1).

Miscellaneous

Secondary metabolites belonging to other chemical classes apart from the above-mentioned ones have also been isolated from the genus Calophyllum. A C24 terpenoid, soulattrone A, was isolated from the bark of C. soulattri (Nigam et al. 1988). Enervosanone (129) and cambogin (130), two phloroglucinols, were isolated from the stem bark of C. enervosum (Taher et al. 2005). Similarly, two 3-propylpropanoic acid moiety-bearing phloroglucinols, i.e. sundaicumone A (131) and sundaicumone B (132), were isolated in bioassay-guided fractionation using glucocorticoid receptor assay from the leaves of C. sundaicum (Cao et al. 2006a, b) (Fig. 5.1; Table 5.2).

Bioactivities of Genus Calophyllum

The genus Calophyllum exhibited several biological activities such as antiviral, antimalarial, chemopreventive, antisecretory, antibacterial, cytoprotective, analgesic, antitumour-promoting and cytotoxic activity.

Antiviral Activity

The dipyrano-tetracyclic coumarins such as calanolides, inophyllums and cordatolides isolated from the genus have exhibited potential anti-HIV activity (Kashman et al. 1992; Patil et al. 1993; Dharmaratne et al. 1998a, b). Studies on its mechanism of action showed that these compounds inhibit reverse transcriptase enzyme and are classified as non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (Creagh et al. 2001). Researchers from the National Cancer Institute studied anticancer potential of Malaysian trees in Sarawak’s forest. Unfortunately, they did not get any anticancer compound; instead they found an anti-HIV compound calanolide A from leaves and twigs of C. lanigerum. The isolated compound calanolide A showed complete protection against HIV-1 replication, with an IC50 of 5.9 ± 1.9 μM. The relocation efforts of the tree were failed and percentage of calanolide A was very less in other species of the genus Calophyllum. Further research showed that calanolide B, an isomer of calanolide A, is slightly less active. Calanolide B has the advantage of being readily available from the latex without causing any harm to the trees (Kashman et al. 1992). The development of calanolides was licensed by NCI/NIH to MediChem Research, Inc. (now Advanced Life Sciences) which negotiated an agreement with the Sarawak State Government for the development of calanolides as an anti-HIV drug. A joint venture company named Sarawak Medichem Pharmaceuticals was incorporated for the development of the lead molecule. After the joint venture arrangement proved unworkable, the lead role in the development was transferred to a Sarawakian company named Craun Research Sendirian Berhad. MediChem Research successfully synthesized (+)-calanolide A which is in early clinical trials, while (−)-calanolide B is in preclinical development. 11-Demethyl-12-oxo, an analogue of calanolide A, possesses comparable in vitro anti-HIV-1 activity and is used as a template to study structure–activity relationship of other congeners (Hanna 1999).

Inophyllums such as inophyllum B and P, isolated from C. inophyllum, displayed activity against HIV with an IC50 value of 38 nM and 130 nM, respectively (Patil et al. 1993). Similarly, cordatolides A and B isolated from C. cordato-oblongum showed anti-HIV activity with an IC50 value of 12.3 nM and 19 μM, respectively. Five pyranoxanthones isolated from C. blancoi also showed activity against the coronavirus with EC50 of 3–15 μg/ml (Shen et al. 2005) (Table 5.3).

Table 5.3.

Bioactive compounds isolated from Calophyllum spp.

Compound Property/active against Reference(s)
Antiviral compounds
Calanolide F Anti-HIV McKee et al. (1996)
(−)-Calanolide B Anti-HIV McKee et al. (1996)
Calanolide A Anti-HIV Kashman et al. (1992)
Calophyllolide Anticoagulant Arora et al. (1962)
Inophyllum B, P HIV-RT inhibition Patil et al. (1993)
Soulattrolide HIV-RT inhibition Pengsuparp et al. (1996)
Cordatolide A, B HIV-RT inhibition Dharmaratne et al. (1998a, b)
Inophyllum B, P, D, C HIV-RT inhibition Patil et al. (1993)
Inophyllum B acetate HIV-RT inhibition Patil et al. (1993)
11,12-Anhydroinophyllum P HIV-RT inhibition Patil et al. (1993)
Antimicrobial compounds
Dicaledol A. fumigatus Morel et al. (2002); Oger et al. (2003)
Caledonixanthone E A. fumigatus Morel et al. (2002)
Caloxanthone F A. fumigatus Morel et al. (2002)
7-Hydroxy-1,8-dimethoxyxanthone A. fumigatus Morel et al. (2002)
Calolongic acid A. fumigatus Hay et al. (2003)
Isocalolongic acid A. fumigatus Hay et al. (2003)
Calanolide E B. cereus Tee et al. (2018)
Brasiliensophyllic acid A, B B. cereus Cottiglia et al. (2004)
Isobrasiliensophyllic acid A, B B. cereus Cottiglia et al. (2004)
Calanolide E B. subtilis, B. megaterium, B. pumilus Tee et al. (2018)
Blancoxanthone Coronavirus Shen et al. (2005)
Cambogin B. subtilis, E. coli, P. aeruginosa, S. aureus Taher et al. (2005)
Enervosanone B. subtilis, E. coli, S. aureus, P. aeruginosa Taher et al. (2005)
Calozeyloxanthone E. faecalis, E. faecium (VR) Sakagami et al. (2002)
Mammea A/BB M. tuberculosis H37Rv Pires et al. (2014)
(−)Mammea B/BB M. tuberculosis H37Rv Pires et al. (2014)
Mammea A/BA S. aureus Yasunaka et al. (2005)
Jacareubin S. aureus Yasunaka et al. (2005)
1,3,5,6-Tetrahydroxy-2-(3,3-dimethylallyl)xanthone S. aureus Yasunaka et al. (2005)
Calophyllolide S. aureus Bhat et al. (1954); Yimdjo et al. (2004)
Caloxanthone A S. aureus Yimdjo et al. (2004)
Calophynic acid S. aureus Yimdjo et al. (2004)
Brasiliensic acid S. aureus Yimdjo et al. (2004)
Inophylloidic acid S. aureus Yimdjo et al. (2004)
Calaustralin S. aureus Yimdjo et al. (2004)
Inophyllum C S. aureus Yimdjo et al. (2004)
Calozeloxanthone S. aureus (MR) Dharmaratne et al. (1999)
Calozeloxanthone S. aureus (MR) Yasunaka et al. (2005)

Anticancer compounds

TPA-induced EBV-EA activation inhibitory activity

Brasixanthone B – Ito et al. (2002)
Brasixanthone C – Ito et al. (2002)
Brasixanthone D – Ito et al. (2002)
8-Desoxygartanin – Ito et al. (2002)
Calanolide A – Ito et al. (2003)
Brasimarin A – Ito et al. (2003)
Brasimarin B – Ito et al. (2003)
Brasimarin C – Ito et al. (2003)
Calanolide C – Ito et al. (2003)
Calanone – Ito et al. (2003)
Garcinianin – Ito et al. (1999)
Mammea B/BB – Ito et al. (2003)
Talbotaflavone – Ito et al. (1999)
Calocoumarin A – Itoigawa et al. (2001)
Isocalophyllic acid – Itoigawa et al. (2001)
Calophyllolide – Itoigawa et al. (2001)
Apetatolide – Itoigawa et al. (2001)
Cytotoxic compounds
Hexane extract of C. mucigerum stem bark CEM-SS Ee et al. (2004)
Apetalic acid methyl ester Hela, KB, Med Shen et al. (2004)
Apetalic acid 5-O-acetate Hela, KB, Med Shen et al. (2004)
Isopetalic acid methyl ester Hela, KB, Med Shen et al. (2004)
Isorecedensolide Hela, KB, Med Shen et al. (2004)
Recedensolide Hela, KB, Med Shen et al. (2004)
Mammea A/BA k562, pc3, u251 Reyes-Chilpa et al. (2004)
Mammea C/OA + C/OB k562, pc3, u251 Reyes-Chilpa et al. (2004)
Mammea A/AA cyclo F KB Guilet et al. (2001)
Mammea A/AB cyclo F KB Guilet et al. (2001)
Mammea A/AC cyclo F KB Guilet et al. (2001)
Caloxanthone A KB Ito et al. (2002)
Calophynic acid KB Ito et al. (2002)
Brasiliensic acid KB Ito et al. (2002)
Inophylloidic acid KB Ito et al. (2002)
Calophyllolide KB Ito et al. (2002)
Pyranojacareubin KB Ito et al. (2002)
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VR vancomycin resistant, MR methicillin resistant

Antimicrobial Activity

Undi oil (C. inophyllum) showed antibacterial activity against several Gram-positive bacteria. The activity of ethanol extract was 14 times of the original oil (Bhat et al. 1954). Novel chromanone acids, brasiliensophyllic acid A–C and isobrasiliensophyllic acid A–C, isolated from the bark of C. brasiliense exhibited antibacterial activity against Bacillus cereus and Staphylococcus epidermidis (Cottiglia et al. 2004). In addition, different parts of C. soulattri plant (methyl alcohol extracts of root, stem bark and leaf barks) exhibited a wide range of antibacterial activities (Khan et al. 2002) (Table 5.3).

Inhibition of the Multidrug Transporter P-glycoprotein

The coumarins of genus Calophyllum as well as their synthetic analogues inhibited the multidrug transporter P-glycoprotein. Structure–activity relationship study of these compounds showed a favourable region of electrostatic and steric volume. The study also revealed the importance of hydrophobic and neutral-charge group for the activity (Raad et al. 2006).

Anticancer Activity

Mammea-type coumarins (A/BA, A/BB, B/BB and B/BA) showed anticancer activity against various cancer cell lines including BV173, HL60, HTC116, K562, MALM6, PC3, SEM, U251 and a P-glycoprotein overexpressing cell line. Study of their mechanism of action suggested that these anticancer activities are due to the induction of caspase-mediated cell death (Kimura et al. 2005). Brasixanthones A–D displayed significant anti-proliferative activity against TPA-induced Epstein-Barr virus early antigen (EBV-EA) activation in Raji cells lines (Ito et al. 2002). Similarly, 8-desoxygartanin, calanolide A, brasimarin A, brasimarin B, brasimarin C, calanolide C, calanone and mammea B/BB also showed inhibition of TPA-induced EBV-EA activation in Raji cell lines (Ito et al. 2003) (Table 5.3).

Antimalarial Activity

Hay et al. (2004) isolated and tested seven xanthone compounds against chloroquino-resistant strain of Plasmodium falciparum. The IC50 values of tested compounds range from 0.8 to 4.4 μg/ml. SAR study showed that the OH group position is critical for the activity and the presence of 1,1-dimethylallyl, an additional pyran ring, two isopentenyl chains or one isopentenyl chain with a pyranic ring is favourable for the activity. It was also concluded that the hydroxylation of the prenyl side chain is not required for higher activity. The resin of C. antillanum showed potent activity against P. falciparum with an IC50 value of 0.3 μg/ml (Cuesta-Rubio et al. 2015).

Anti-parasite Activity

Mammea-type coumarins (A/BA, A/BB and B/BB) showed anti-parasitic activity against Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania amazonensis. The observed anti-parasitic activity was due to disruption of mitochondrial swelling, which in turn loses normal ultrastructure (Reyes-Chilpa et al. 2004). Similarly, three xanthones (jacareubin, 6-deoxyjacareubin, and 1,3,5,6-tetrahydroxy-2-(3-methyl-2-butenyl)xanthone) isolated from the heartwood of C. brasiliense showed in vitro trypanocidal activity against epimastigotes and trypomastigotes of T. cruzi. Further, xanthones isolated from C. brasiliense showed potential against Chagas disease with IC100 value of 153–213 μM against trypomastigotes (Abe et al. 2004).

Sulphotransferase Inhibitor

Xanthones isolated from the heartwood of C. brasiliense showed reversible inhibition of sulphotransferases 1A1 (SULT1A1) with IC50 value ranging from 1.6 to 7.4 μM. Similarly, coumarins isolated from C. brasiliense showed inhibition of SULT1A1 with IC50 value ranging from 47 to 185 μM and SULT2A1 with IC50 value ranging from 16 to 31 μM (Mesía-Vela et al. 2001).

Anti-dyslipidaemic Activity

The canophyllic acid, amentoflavone and a mixture of calophyllic acid and isocalophyllic acid isolated from C. inophyllum showed dose-dependent lipid-lowering activity under in vivo condition in triton-induced hyperlipidaemia model (Prasad et al. 2012).

Antioxidant Activity and Anti-inflammatory Activity

Oil obtained from the nuts of C. inophyllum showed antioxidant activity by inhibiting lipid peroxidation. The antioxidant activity of the oil helps to protect skin cells from damage by reactive oxygen species (Mahmud et al. 1998). Xanthones isolated form C. inophyllum exhibited in vivo anti-inflammatory activity when administered through intraperitoneal or oral routes in rats (Gopalakrishnan et al. 1980).

Hypotensive Activity

Oku et al. (2005) studied inhibitory effects of 22 xanthones on exogenous platelet-activating factor (PAF)-induced hypotension in in vivo assay. The result of the study showed that caloxanthone E, 1,3,5,6-tetrahydroxy-2-isoprenylxanthone, 6-deoxyjacareubin and guanidine showed 60% inhibition in PAF-induced hypotension (Oku et al. 2005).

α-Glucosidase Activity

Two flavonoids amentoflavone and carpachromene along with two coumarins, inophyllum D and inophyllum H, isolated from the crude extracts of the bark and leaves of C. symingtonianum showed promising α-glucosidase activity with IC50 ranging from 6.4 to 62.3 μM, which was better than the synthetic drug acarbose (IC50 456.4 μM) (Aminudin et al. 2015).

Other Activities

Coumarin named inophyllolide isolated by bioassay-guided fractionation from the nuts of C. inophyllum showed anti-piscicidal activity (Kawazu et al. 1968). Calofloride isolated from the seeds of C. verticillatum showed significant molluscicidal activity (Ravelonjato et al. 1992). Calophyllolide, a coumarin isolated from the C. inophyllum, showed anticoagulant action in in vivo experiments. The coagulation activity was in between the dicoumarol (slow and long acting) and ethyl biscoumacetate (very fast and short acting) (Arora et al. 1962). Amentoflavone isolated from the bark and leaves of C. symingtonianum showed potential 15-LOX inhibitory activity with an IC50 value of 0.04 μM (Aminudin et al. 2015).

Conclusions

Genus Calophyllum is a rich source of bioactive secondary metabolites of class xanthones, coumarins and chromanone. Other classes of secondary metabolites like triterpenoid and glycoside found in the genus Calophyllum have shown a wide range of biological activities like antiviral, anticancer, antimalarial, antibacterial and anti-proliferative and inhibition of P-glycoprotein (involved in the multidrug transport process) and inhibition of sulphotransferases. Calanolide A, isolated from the genus Calophyllum, has shown potential anti-HIV activity and continues to be in the clinical developmental stage. The dependence of calanolide A availability on isolation from the natural source has posed a problem in its further development. Various synthetic routes and alternative sources of the compounds with better yields are being explored to overcome this problem. Further studies to explore the molecular mechanism of the phytochemicals need to be done to exploit it for health benefits.

Conflict of Interest

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