Spiroindolone
The spiroindolones are a class of compounds in which an indolone ring is substituted with another ring in a spiro arrangement.
Alkaloids in this class include horsfiline, rhynchophylline, gelsemine, carapanaubine, and maremycin E.
Spiroindolones are also an emerging class of antimalarial drugs
whose mode of action is to inhibit protein synthesis in the target parasite. The most advanced compound in this class in terms of drug development is cipargamin.