Two new diphenyl ethers from the whole plant of Canscora lucidissima
Twelve compounds were isolated and purified from 95%ethanol extract of the whole plant of C.lucidissima by silica gel column chromatography,MCI column chromatography and ODS column chromatography,polyamide column chromatography,Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography,combined with semi-preparative HPLC methods.Based on the physicochemical properties and spectral data(UV,IR,MS,NMR),the structures of the isolates were identified as canlucdiphenyl ether A(1),canlucdiphenyl ether B(2),canlucbenzophenone A(3),(-)-pinoresinol(4),3-hydroxybenzoic acid(5),1,3,8-trihydroxy-6-hydroxymethylanthraquinone(6),dihydrokaempferol(7),6,7-dihydroxycoumarin(8),4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxybenzoic acid(9),4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxycinnamic acid(10),2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoic acid(11),(-)-syringaresinol(12).Among them,compounds 1 and 2 are two new diphenyl ether and 3 is a new natural product.Compound 8 exhibited some anti-inflammatory activity by inhibiting the lipopolysaccharide-induced NO production in RAW264.7 cells.