Sesquiterpenes from the Rhizomes of Curcuma heyneana

Four new germacranes [heyneanones A-D (1-4)], three new guaianes [4,10-epizedoarondiol (5), 15-hydroxyprocurcumenol (6), 12-hydroxycurcumenol (7)], and two new spirolactones [curcumanolides C (8) and D (9)] were isolated from the rhizomes of Curcuma heyneana together with 13 known sesquiterpenes and two known labdane-type diterpenes. Among the isolated compounds, heyneanone A (1), heyneanone C (3), 4,10-epizedoarondiol (5), procurcumenol (16), aerugidiol (17), zerumin A (23), and (E)-15,16-bisnorlabda-8(17),11-dien-13-one (24) inhibited protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) with IC(50) values of 42.5, 35.2, 35.1, 45.6, 35.7, 10.4, and 14.7 μM, respectively.