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Fitoterapia

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0367-326X

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    Seven new 2-(2-phenylethyl) chromone derivatives from agarwood of Aquilaria agallocha with inhibitory effects on nitric oxide production

    Zhang, SiyuXie, YanqiaoSong, LeixinWang, Yu...
    8页
    查看更多>>摘要:Seven new 2-(2-Phenethyl) chromone derivatives (1-7), including four 2-(2-Phenethyl) chromones (1-4), one 6, 7, 8 trihydroxy-2-(2-Phenethyl) chromone (5), one acetylated 5, 6, 7, 8-tetrahydroxy-2-(2-Phenethyl) chromone (6), and one chlorine-containing 5, 6, 7, 8-tetrahydro-2-(2-Phenethyl) chromone (7), along with eight known compounds (8-15), were isolated from agarwood originating from Aquilaria agallocha Roxb.. Their structures were determined mainly by high-resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (HR-ESI-MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analysis. The absolute configurations of 3-7 were resolved by electronic circular dichroism (ECD) calculations. Nearly all compounds were evaluated for their anti-inflammatory activities in RAW264.7 cells. Compounds 1 and 7-11 displayed significant anti-inflammatory activities with IC50 values ranging from 3.71 to 32.04 mu M.

    Meroterpenoids with unknown skeletons from the leaves of Psidium guajava including one anti-inflammatory and anticoagulant compound: psidial F

    Yu, YueSun, Xing-YanXu, Kai-LingMa, Jie...
    7页
    查看更多>>摘要:Four unknown meroterpenoids named as psidials D-G (1-4) together with 5 known compounds (5-9) had been obtained from the leaves of Psidium guajava. Their absolute structures were elucidated by spectral and calculated methods. Psidials D-F (1-3) represented unknown carbon skeleton of the 3,5-diformylbenzyl phloroglucinolcoupled sesquiterpenoid. The possible biosynthetic pathway for 1-3 was postulated. In the bioactivity assay, psidial F (3) was found to possess anti-inflammatory and anticoagulant activities.

    New triterpenoid saponins from the whole plants of Clematis heracleifolia

    Zhang, QianLu, Yun-YangYang, LiuTang, Hai-Feng...
    7页
    查看更多>>摘要:Three new triterpenoid saponins, heracleifolianosides A-C (1-3), together with seven known compounds (4-10), were isolated from the whole plants of Clematis heracleifolia. Moreover, three new secondary saponins (1a, 2a and 3a), two known secondary metabolites (5a and 7a) were obtained by alkaline hydrolysis. Their structures were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analysis and chemical evidences. The cytotoxicity of eight native saponins and five prosapogenins against human breast tumor MDA-MB-231 and gastric carcinoma SGC-7901 cell lines were evaluated by MTT method. Remarkably, the prosapogenin monodesmosidic saponin 7a showed significant cytotoxicity against MDA-MB-231 or SGC-7901 cell lines with IC50 values in the range of 6.05-6.32 mu mol/L. It is suggested that it might be a feasible way to change the inactive bisdesmosic triterpenoid saponins to active monodesmosic saponins by a simple procedure of alkaline hydrolysis.

    Datinolides E-I, five new withanolides with anti-inflammatory activity from the leaves of Datura inoxia Mill

    Wu, Jia-TongLiu, YanJiang, Yi-KaiWang, Si-Yi...
    6页
    查看更多>>摘要:Five new withanolides, datinolides E-I (1-5), and three known withanolides (6-8) were separated from Datura inoxia Mill. leaves, and datinolide E (1) was the first withanolide with C-27 connected to a nitrogen-containing group. Their structures were clarified by comprehensive spectroscopic analysis and comparison with literature. The anti-inflammatory of isolated compounds against RAW264.7 cells was investigated by the CCK8 assay.

    Structurally diverse isoquinoline and amide alkaloids with dopamine D2 receptor antagonism from Corydalis bungeana

    Han, YangHou, TaoZhang, Zi-HuiWang, Yao-Dong...
    8页
    查看更多>>摘要:Four new isoquinoline alkaloids including a benzophenanthridine alkaloid (1), a morphine derivative (2), a narceine-type alkaloid (3) and a simple isoquinoline alkaloid (4), a new amide alkaloid (5) and a new phthalic acid derivative (6), together with eleven known alkaloids (7-17) were obtained from the whole herbs extract of Corydalis bungeana Turcz. Their structures and absolute configurations were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic data analysis including HRESIMS, NMR and electronic circular dichroism (ECD) and ECD calculation. Compounds 1-17 were evaluated for dopamine D2 receptor activity in CHO-D2 cells. Among them, 16 showed the highest antagonistic activity on the D2 receptor with an IC50 value of 2.04 +/- 0.01 mu M. Compounds 14 and 15 exhibited moderate antagonism with IC50 values of 13.66 +/- 2.28 and 31.72 +/- 2.52 mu M, respectively.

    Oleanane-type glycosides isolated from the trunk barks of the Central African tree Millettia laurentii

    Pertuit, DavidMitaine-Offer, Anne-ClaireMiyamoto, TomofumiTanaka, Chiaki...
    7页
    查看更多>>摘要:Seven previously undescribed oleanane-type glycosides were isolated from the trunk barks of a Central African tree named Millettia laurentii De Wild (Fabaceae). After the extraction from the barks, the isolation and purification of these compounds were achieved using various solid/liquid chromatographic methods. Their structures were established mainly by 1D and 2D NMR (COSY, TOCSY, ROESY, HSQC, HMBC) and mass spectrometry (ESI-MS), as 3-O-beta-D-glucuronopyranosyl-(1 -> 2)-beta-D-glucuronopyranosylechinocystic acid, 3-O-beta-D-apiofuranosyl-(1 -> 3)-beta-D-glucuronopyranosyl-(1 -> 2)-beta-D-glucuronopyranosylechinocystic acid, 3-O-beta-D-apiofuranosyl-(1 -> 3)-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-(1 -> 2)-beta-D-glucuronopyranosylechinocystic acid, 3-O-beta-D-apiofuranosyl-(1 -> 3)-[beta-d-xylopyranosyl-(1 -> 2)]-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-(1 -> 2)-beta-D-glucuronopyranosylechinocystic acid, 3-O-beta-D-apiofuranosyl-(1 -> 3)-[alpha-L-arabinofuranosyl-(1 -> 2)]-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-(1 -> 2)-beta-D-glucuronopyranosylechinocystic acid, 3-O-alpha-L-arabinofuranosyl-(1 -> 2)-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-(1 -> 2)-beta-D-glucuronopyranosyloleanolic acid, 3-O-beta-D-apiofuranosyl-(1 -> 3)-[alpha-L-arabinofuranosyl-(1 -> 2)]-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-(1 -> 2)-beta-D-glucuronopyranosyloleanolic acid. In addition, the cytotoxicity of six glycosides among the isolated ones, was evaluated against 4 T1 cell line from a mouse mammary gland tissue, using MTS method.

    Analysis of botanicals and botanical supplements by LC-MS/MS-based molecular networking: Approaches for annotating plant metabolites and authentication

    Jouaneh, Terra Marie M.Motta, NeilWu, ChristineCoffey, Cole...
    8页
    查看更多>>摘要:Prior to the advent of modern medicine, humans have used botanicals extensively for their therapeutic potential. With the majority of newly approved drugs having their origins in natural products, plants remain at the forefront of drug discovery. Continued research and discovery necessitate the use of high-throughput analytical methods to screen and identify bioactive components and potential therapeutic molecules from plants. Utilizing a pre-generated plant extract library, we subjected botanicals to LC-MS/MS-based molecular networking to determine their chemical composition and relatively quantify already known metabolites. The LC-MS/MS-based molecular networking approach was also used to authenticate the composition of dietary supplements against their corresponding plant specimens. The networking procedures provided concise visual representations of the chemical space and highly informative assessments of the botanicals. The procedures also proved to define the composition of the botanical supplements quickly and efficiently. This offered an innovative approach to metabolite profiling and authentication practices and additionally allowed for the identification of new, putatively unknown metabolites for future isolation and biological evaluation.

    New cyclopeptide alkaloid of Condalia buxifolia and the absolute stereochemistry of Condaline A

    Gehm, Adriana Z.Cunha, Sabrina B.Silva, Bruce W. daMostardeiro, Marco A....
    7页
    查看更多>>摘要:During the course of a study of Condalia buxifolia (Rhamnaceae), one new cyclopeptide alkaloid condaline B (1), together with six known cyclopeptide alkaloids, condaline A (2), and the scutianines B (3), - D (4) and -E (5), frangulanine (6), and 3,4,28-tris-epi-scutianene N (7), were isolated from the rind bark of Condalia buxifolia. Their structures have been confirmed through spectroscopic analyses such as 1D and 2D NMR experiments. The absolute stereochemistry of condaline A (2), was elucidated by X-ray crystal structure determination of its HI salt. In addition, condaline B (1) was obtained synthetically through a structural transformation of condaline A. Meanwhile, the crude methanol extract, the basic ether fraction, and alkaloids 1-7 were tested against various strains of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and fungus, showing promising antimicrobial activity

    Rational design, synthesis and activities of phenanthrene derivatives against hepatic fibrosis

    Li, JingyiFeng, WentaoDai, RongjiLi, Bo...
    10页
    查看更多>>摘要:Liver fibrosis is a dynamic and highly integrated pathological process resulting from repeated liver injury healing accompanied by inflammation and extracellular matrix deposition. Treatment is necessary at the early stage of reversible liver fibrosis to prevent further deterioration to liver cirrhosis and liver cancer. Currently, the inhi-bition of liver fibrosis are mainly focused on prevention the activation of hepatic stellate cells and inhibition of inflammatory pathways involved in liver fibrosis. Previous research in our lab found that natural phenanthrenes derived from Traditional Chinese Medicine Baiyangjie could inhibit liver fibrosis through inhibiting TGF-131, TNF-alpha and promoting the secretion of MMP-9. Herein, in order to optimize the structure of phenanthrenes to maximize their anti-fibrosis activities, a series of phenanthrene derivatives were designed and synthesized in an expeditious manner. Their ability to inhibit LPS-initiated cellular liver fibrosis in HSC-T6 cells were examined and the results indicated that compounds A-1 and B-1 provided the best cellular anti-fibrosis activities. Further studies implied that they inhibited the LPS-initiated cellular liver fibrosis through inhibition the secretion of TNF-alpha, IL-113, TGF-131 and alpha-SMA. From these data, a picture emerges wherein a novel idea using phenanthrenes A-1 and B-1 as potential candidates to treat liver fibrosis for further animal studies.

    Chemical constituents from Pterocarpus santalinus and their inhibitory effects on nitric oxide production

    Kim, Jun GuLe, Thi Phuong LinhCho, Yong BeomLee, Mi Kyeong...
    7页
    查看更多>>摘要:A tropolone (2) and an acorane sesquiterpene (3), along with twenty previously known compounds were isolated from the heartwood of Pterocarpus santalinus. The structure of the isolated compounds was elucidated via 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy and HRESIMS analysis. The absolute configuration of 3 was determined by comparison of the experimental and calculated ECD data. All compounds were evaluated for their inhibitory effects against nitric oxide production in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages.