Prolyl endopeptidase inhibitors from Syzygium samarangense (Blume) Merr. & L. M. Perry

Compounds isolated from the hexane extract of the leaves of Syzygium samarangense (Blume) Merr. & L. M. Perry were tested for inhibitory activity against the following serine proteases: trypsin, thrombin and prolyl endopeptidase. The compounds were identified as an intractable mixture of alpha-carotene and beta-carotene (1), lupeol (2), betulin (3), epi-betulinic acid (4), 2',4'-dihydroxy-6'-methoxy-3'-methylchalcone (5), 2'-hydroxy-4',6'-dimethoxy-3'-methylchalcone (6), 2',4'-dihydroxy-6'-methoxy-3',5'-dimethylchalcone (7), 2',4'-dihydroxy-6'-methoxy-3'-methyldihydrochalcone (8) and 7-hydroxy-5-methoxy-6,8-dimethylflavanone (9). Hydrogenation of compounds 5, 6 and 7 yielded compound 8, 2'-hydroxy-4',6'-dimethoxy-3'-methyldihydrochalcone (10) and 2',4'-dihydroxy-6'-methoxy-3',5'-dimethyldihydrochalcone (11), respectively. The hydrogenated products of compounds 6 and 7 were also tested for enzyme inhibitory activity. In addition, beta-sitosterol (12) and beta-D-sitosterylglucoside (13) were also isolated. This is the first report of the isolation of compounds 1-6, 8 and 13 from this plant. Compounds 3-8 and 10 exhibited significant and selective inhibition against prolyl endopeptidase among three serine proteases. This is the first report of this kind of activity for all these compounds.     

Lipid peroxidation inhibitory compounds from daylily (Hemerocallis fulva) leaves

Daylilies (Hemerocallis spp.) have been used as food and in traditional medicine for thousands of years in eastern Asia. The leaves of the plant are used in the treatment of inflammation and jaundice. In studies of the aqueous methanol extracts of fresh Hemerocallis fulva leaves, 1',2',3',4'-tetrahydro-5'-deoxy-pinnatanine (1), pinnatanine (2), roseoside (3), phlomuroside (4), lariciresinol (5), adenosine (6), quercetin 3-O-beta-D-glucoside (7), quercetin 3,7-O-beta-D-diglucopyranoside (8), quercetin 3-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyransol-(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranosol-7-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside (9), isorhamnetin-3-O-beta-D-6'-acetylglucopyranoside (10) and isorhamnetin-3-O-beta-D-6'-acetylgalactopyranoside (11) were isolated. All of these compounds were tested for their in vitro lipid peroxidation inhibitory activities. Compounds 3-5 and 7-11 were found to possess strong antioxidant properties, inhibiting lipid oxidation by 86.4, 72.7, 90.1, 79.7, 82.4, 89.3, 82.2, and 93.2%, respectively at 50 microg/mL. Compound 1 is novel and compounds 3-6 and 8-11 described here in are isolated for the first time from daylily leaves.     

广藿香大极性化学成分的研究

从广藿香(Pogostemon cablin (Blance)Benth.)地上部分乙醇提取物的正丁醇萃取部位分离得到13个化合物.通过光谱和波谱分析,分别鉴定为:芹菜素(1)、3,5,4'-三羟基-7-甲氧基黄酮(2)、3,5-二羟基_4',7-二甲氧基黄酮(3)、Apigenin 7-galacturonide(4)、Apigenin 7-(O-methylghacuronide)(5),Luteolin 7-O-(6-O-methyl-β-D-glucuronopyranoside)(6),4',5-二羟基-3',7-二甲氧基二氢黄酮(7)、Quercetha-7-β-D-ghcoside(8),3,23-Dihydroxy-12-oleanen-28-oic acid(9)、Syringaresinol-β-D-glucoside(10),毛蕊花糖苷(11)、列当苷(12)、紫葳新苷(13),化合物2～13均为首次从该植物中分离得到.     

长形肉豆蔻Myristica argentea Warb.化学成分研究(英文)

从长形肉豆蔻Myristica argentea乙醇提取物乙酸乙酯部分分离得到12个化合物,经理化和波谱分析分别鉴定为黄樟醚(1)、甲基丁香酚(2)、异甲基丁香酚(3)、3′-羟基异黄樟醚(4)、7-羟基-3′,4′-亚甲二氧基黄烷(5)、1,4-苯二甲酸二甲酯(6)、内消旋-二氢愈创木脂酸(7)、赤式-1-(4-羟基-3-甲氧基苯基)-4-(3,4-亚甲二氧基苯基)-2,3-二甲基丁烷(8)、赤式-1-(4-羟基-3-甲氧基苯基)-2-(2-甲氧基-4-(1(E)-丙烯基)苯氧基)-丙烷-1-醇(9)、nectandrin B(10)、β-谷甾醇(11)和胡萝卜苷(12)。化合物4~6和8~12为首次自该植物中分离得到,化合物4~6为首次从该属植物中分离得到。     

凹叶瑞香的化学成分研究(英文)

从凹叶瑞香的乙酸乙酯部位分离得到14个化合物,经理化性质及波谱数据分析分别鉴定为瑞香黄烷A(1),瑞香黄烷B(2),瑞香黄烷C(3),瑞香黄烷E(4),瑞香黄烷F(5),芫花素(6),芫根苷(7),4,′5-二羟基-3,′7-二甲氧基黄酮(8),瑞香新素(9),5′′-去甲氧基瑞香新素(10),左旋松脂酚(11),瑞香醇酮(12),紫丁香苷(13)和丁香醛(14)。化合物1～14均为首次从该植物中分离得到。     

地菍的化学成分(英文)

为了研究野牡丹科药用植物地菍(Melastoma dodecandrum)的化学成分,采用柱层析方法分离鉴定了15个化合物,通过波谱分析及对比文献等方法鉴定为4-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖基-3,3',4'-三甲氧基鞣花酸(1),槲皮素3-O-刺槐二糖苷(2),8-C-吡喃葡萄糖基-5,7,3',4'-四羟基黄酮(3),3-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖基-4',5,7-三羟基黄酮(4),6-C-吡喃葡萄糖基-4',5,7-三羟基黄酮(5),3-hydroxy-22(29)-hopen-23-oic acid(6),2,3-dihydroxy-9(11)-fernen-23-oic acid(7),3β-sitosterol laminaribioside(8),姜糖酯B(9),3-O-β-D-galactopyranoside-glycerol1-alkanoates(10),胡萝卜苷(11),β-谷甾醇(12),二十八烷醇(13),二十四烷酸(14)以及三十四烷(15)化合物结构。所有化合物均为首次从该植物中分离得到。     

麻疯树皮的化学成分研究

从麻疯树(Jatrophac curcus L.)的树皮中分离得到12个化合物,经理化常数和波谱鉴定(IR,1H NMR,13C NMR,EI-MS)分别为二十六酸甲酯(1),β-谷甾醇(2),蒲公英萜醇(3),蒲公英甾醇(4),伪蒲公英甾醇(5),curcusones A(6),curcusones B(7),jatropholone A(8),jatropholone B(9),3,3′,4-三甲氧基鞣花酸(10),胡萝卜甙(11),蔗糖(12)。其中化合物1,4,5,10,12为首次从该植物中分离得到。     

艾纳香黄酮类化学成分的研究(英文)

从艾纳香(Blumea balsamiferaDC.)的地上部分中分离得到13个黄酮类化合物,经鉴定分别为5,7-二羟基-3,3′,4′-三甲氧基黄酮(1),3,5,3′,4′-四羟基-7-甲氧基黄酮(2),4,2′,4′-三羟基双氢查尔酮(3),儿茶素(4),阿亚黄素(5),davidioside(6),二氢槲皮素-7,4′-二甲醚(7),艾纳香素(8),二氢槲皮素-4′-甲醚(9),3,5,3′-三羟基-7,4′-二甲氧基黄酮(10),5,7,3′,5′-四羟基二氢黄酮(11),木犀草素(12),槲皮素(13)。其中化合物1和3~6为首次从该植物中分离得到。     

Phenolic compounds from the fruit of Garcinia dulcis

Dulcinoside (1), dulcisisoflavone (2), dulcisxanthone A (3) and sphaerobioside acetate (6) together with 22 known compounds were isolated from the green fruit of G. dulcis. Dulcisflavan (4), dulcisxanthone B (5) and isonormangostin (7) together with 22 known compounds were isolated from the ripe fruit. Compounds 6 and 7 were synthetic known compounds. Their structures were determined by spectroscopic methods. The radical scavenging and antibacterial activities of some of the compounds were investigated.     

肾茶化学成分的研究

从肾茶中分离得到11个已知化合物,通过NMR及MS数据分析,分别鉴定为：5-羟基-6,7,4’-三甲氧基黄酮（1）,5-羟基-6,7,3’,4＇-四甲氧基黄烷酮（2）,orthosipholF（3）,siphonolB（4）,白桦酯酸（5）,2α-羟基齐墩果酸（6）,2α,3α-二羟基-12-烯-28-齐墩果酸（7）,委陵菜酸（8）,蔷薇酸（9）,熊果酸（10）和胡萝卜甙（11）。其中,花合物2-9为首次从该植物中分离得到。     

Novel terpenoids of the fungus Aspergillus insuetus isolated from the Mediterranean sponge Psammocinia sp. collected along the coast of Israel

Three novel meroterpenoids, insuetolides A-C (1-3) and four drimane sesquiterpenes, the new (E)-6-(4'-hydroxy-2'-butenoyl)-strobilactone A (4) and the known 2α, 9α, 11-trihydroxy-6-oxodrim-7-ene (5), strobilactone A (6) and (E,E)-6-(6',7'-dihydroxy-2',4'-octadienoyl)-strobilactone A (7), were isolated from the EtOAc extract of the culture medium of the marine-derived fungus Aspergillus insuetus (OY-207), which was isolated from the Mediterranean sponge Psammocinia sp. The structures of the compounds were determined by spectroscopic methods. Insuetolides A-C reveal a new carbon skeleton derived from the cyclization of farnesyl and 3, 5-dimethylorsellinic acid. Compounds 1, 6, and 7 exhibited anti-fungal activity towards Neurospora crassa with MIC values of 140, 242, and 162 μM, respectively; and compounds 3, 4, and 7 exhibited mild cytotoxicity towards MOLT-4 human leukemia cells.     

Acylated flavonoids and phenol glycosides from Veronica thymoides subsp. pseudocinerea

A new acylated flavone glucoside, 3'-hydroxyscutellarein 7-O-(6'-O-protocatechuoyl)-beta-glucopyranoside (1), and a new phenol glucoside, 3,5-dihydroxyphenethyl alcohol 3-O-beta-glucopyranoside (6) were isolated from Veronica thymoides subsp. pseudocinerea together with seven known flavone, phenol and lignan glycosides; 3'-hydroxyscutellarein 7-O-(6'-O-trans-feruloyl)-beta-glucopyranoside (2), 3'-hydroxy, 6-O-methylscutellarein 7-O-beta-glucopyranoside (3), luteolin 7-O-beta-glucopyranoside (4), isoscutellarein 7-O-(6'-O-acetyl)-beta-allopyranosyl (1' --> 2')-beta-glucopyranoside (5), 3,4-dihydroxyphenethyl alcohol 8-O-beta-glucopyranoside (7), benzyl alcohol 7-O-beta-xylopyranosyl (1" --> 2')-beta-glucopyranoside (8), and (+)-syringaresinol 4'-O-beta-glucopyranoside (9). Compounds 2, 3 and 7-9 were reported for the first time in the genus Veronica. The structures of the isolates were determined by means of spectroscopic (UV, IR, 1D and 2D NMR, HR ESI-MS) methods. Isolated compounds (1-7) exhibited potent radical scavenging activity against the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical.     

Studies on the Chemical Constituents of the Leaves of WTBX]Pseudotaxus chienii (Cheng) Cheng

Fourteen compounds were isolated from the leaves of Pseudotaxus chienii (Cheng) Cheng which is uniquely indigenous to China, and their structures were identified mainly by spectrum analyses. Among them, 13 known compounds were determined as: 2-guaiacylpropane-1, 3-diol (1), vanillic acid (2), 3-methoxy-4-hydroxy cinnamic acid (3). 3. 5-dimethoxy-phenol (4), taxicatin (5), 5-oxymaltol (6), quercetin-3-rhamnoside (7), (±)-catechin (8), ecdysterone (9), β-sitosterol (10), D-glucose (11), (±)-10-nonacosanol (12) and octacosanoic acid (13). All these compounds butβ-sitosterol were isolated from this plant for the first time. Compounds 1 and 6 have never been reported in plant kingdom. Another compound was tentatively established as a new compound, named pseudotaxlactone (14).     

Muscarinic receptor binding activity of polyoxygenated flavones from Melicope subunifoliolata

The bark extract of Melicope subunifoliolata (Stapf) T.G. Hartley showed competitive muscarinic receptor binding activity. Six polymethoxyflavones [melibentin (1); melisimplexin (3); 3,3',4',5,7-pentamethoxyflavone (4); meliternatin (5); 3,5,8-trimethoxy-3',4',6,7-bismethylenedioxyflavone (6); and isokanugin (7)] and one furanocoumarin [5-methoxy-8-geranyloxypsoralen (2)] were isolated from the bark extract. Compounds 2 and 6 were isolated for the first time from M. subunifoliolata. The methoxyflavones (compounds 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7) show moderate inhibition in a muscarinic receptor binding assay, while the furanocoumarin (compound 2) is inactive. The potency of the methoxyflavones to inhibit [(3)H]NMS-muscarinic receptor binding is influenced by the position and number of methoxy substitution. The results suggest these compounds are probably muscarinic modulators, agonists or partial agonists/antagonists.     

Flavonoids, including an unusual flavonoid-Mg2+ salt, from roots of Cudrania cochinchinensis

Four flavonoids with 2',4'-di-oxygenated B-rings, cochinchinol A (1), cochinchinol B (2), (2R,3R)-4',7-dihydroxy-2',5-dimethoxydihydroflavonol (3), 4',7-dihydroxy-2',5-dimethoxyflavonol (4), along with 11 known compounds, were isolated from an ethanolic extract of the roots of Cudrania cochinchinensis. Their structures were elucidated by chemical and spectroscopic methods. Cochinchinol A (1) and cochinchinol B (2) have two hitherto unprecedented flavonol salt structures in natural product chemistry. Cytotoxic activities were evaluated against several different cell lines.     

Natural PTP1B inhibitors from Broussonetia papyrifera

Two new compounds, 8-(1,1-dimethylallyl)-5'-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-3',4',5,7-tetrahydroxyflanvonol (1), 3'-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-3',4',7-trihydroxyflavane (2) and three known compounds 3,3',4',5,7-pentahydroxyflavone (3), uralenol (4), broussochalcone A (5) were isolated from the roots of Broussonetia papyrifera, and their structures determined by spectroscopic methods. Compounds 1, 3, 4 and 5 significantly show the inhibitory activities against the PTP1B enzyme.     

中草药玄参化学成分的研究

从中草药玄参Scrophularia ningpoensis Hemsl.的乙醇溶液中分离得到14个化合物,根据理化性质和光谱数据分析分别鉴定为柳杉酚(1)、β-谷甾醇(2)、羽扇豆醇(3)、熊果酸(4)、鼠李糖(5)、胡萝卜苷(6)、蔗糖(7)、咖啡酸(8)、油酸(9)、3-O-(6’-O-palmitoyl-β-D-glucosyl)-spinasta-7,22-diene(10)、clematomanshurica saponin E(11)、α-caryphy(12)、雪松醇(13)和Scrophuloside A4(14)。其中化合物3,58,～14均为首次从玄参中分离得到。     

Flavonoids from Andrographis lineata

Three flavonoids, 5,7,2',3',4'-pentamethoxyflavone (1), 2'-hydroxy-2,4',6'-tri methoxychalcone (2) and dihydroskullcapflavone I (3), together with 17,19,20-trihydroxy-5beta, 8alpha H, 9beta H,10alpha-labd-13-en-16,15-olactone (4), a known diterpenoid and six known flavonoids, 5-hydroxy-7,8-dimethoxyflavanone (5), 5-hydroxy-7,8,2',3',4'-pentamethoxyflavone (6), 5,2'-dihydroxy-7-methoxyflavanone (7), 5,2'-dihydroxy-7,8-dimethoxyflavone (8), 5,2'-dihydroxy-7-methoxyflavone (9) and 5,2'-dihydroxy-7-methoxyflavone 2'-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside (10) were isolated from the whole plant of Andrographis lineata. The structures of these compounds were elucidated on the basis of spectral and chemical studies.     

Antimicrobial constituents of Scrophularia deserti

A study of the chemistry and antibacterial activity of Scrophularia deserti led to the isolation of eight compounds, including the metabolite 3(zeta)-hydroxy-octadeca-4(E),6(Z)-dienoic acid (1). The known compounds ajugoside (2), scropolioside B (3), 6-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosylcatalpol (4), buddlejoside A(8) (5), scrospioside A (6), laterioside (7) and 3R-1-octan-3-yl-3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside (8) were also isolated. Compounds 1-3 exhibited moderate antibacterial activity against strains of multidrug and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and a panel of rapidly growing mycobacteria with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values ranging from 32 to 128 microg/ml.     

A New Stilbene from Cercis chinensis Bunge

To study new natural products, we used ODS （YMC, Kyoto, Japan） and silica gel column chromatography to separate compounds in Cercis chinensis Bunge （Leguminosae）. A new stilbene, trans- 3, 5, 3＇, 4＇-tetrahydroxy-4-methylstilbene （1）, along with 10 known compounds, namely piceatannol （2）, dihydromyricetin （3）, catechin （4）, dihydrorobinetin （5）, menisdaurin （6）, lithospermoside （7）, teatannin （8）, dasycarponin （9）, β-sitosterol （10）, and daucosterin （11）, was isolated from C. chinensis. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic evidence. Compounds 2-6 and 9 were isolated from the genus Cercis Linn. for the first time.