Three acetylated flavonol glycosides from Forsteronia refracta that specifically inhibit p90 RSK

A survey of plant extracts for the presence of p90 ribosomal S6 kinase (RSK) inhibitors resulted in the isolation of three acetylated flavonol glycosides. Kaempferol 3-O-(2',4'-O-diacetyl-alpha-l-rhamnopyranoside) (1), kaempferol 3-O-(3',4'-O-diacetyl-alpha-l-rhamnopyranoside) (2), and kaempferol-3-O-(4'-O-acetyl-alpha-l-rhamnopyranoside) (3) were isolated from Forsteronia refracta as the first RSK inhibitors. Of these, compound 2 was found to be the best inhibitor with an IC(50) value of 89 nM.     

Flavonoids from seeds of Camellia semiserrata Chi. and their estrogenic activity

Two new flavonol glycosides and three known flavonoids were isolated from seeds of Camellia semiserrata Chi. The structures of these new flavonol glycosides were established as kaempferol 3-O-[(2',3',4'-triacetyl)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1-->3)(2',4'-diacetyl)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl (1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranoside] and kaempferol 3-O-[(3',4'-diacetyl)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1-->3)(2',4'-diacetyl)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranoside] by spectroscopic methods. The estrogenic activity of these compounds was investigated by a recombinant yeast screening assay.     

Isolation and antioxidant activity of galloyl flavonol glycosides from the seashore plant, Pemphis acidula

Four kinds of galloyl flavonol glycosides were found in the leaf extract of Pemphis acidula, a plant growing on the subtropical seashore. Their chemical structures were elucidated to be quercetin or kaempferol 6"-O-galloyl-beta-D-glycosides by using spectroscopic and chemical analyses. One of the flavonols, kaempferol-3-O-(6-O-galloyl-beta-D-galactopyranoside), was newly isolated from natural sources and its structure was completely determined in this investigation. The antioxidant-related activities of the galloyl flavonoids were examined by the DPPH antiradical activity, inhibition of methyl linoleate oxidation, and inhibition of oxidative cell death. These results were compared with those of the corresponding non-galloylated flavonol glycosides and their aglycones. The galloyl flavonoids showed more efficient activity than that of the corresponding flavonol glycosides, but not more than that of the corresponding aglycones in the three assays applied.     

Acylated flavonol glycosides as probing stimulants of a bean aphid,Megoura crassicauda,from Vicia angustifolia

A bean aphid, Megoura crassicauda, which feeds selectively on the plant genus Vicia (Fabaceae), was found to be stimulated to probe an extract solution of the host plant, narrowleaf vetch, Vicia angustifolia L., depositing characteristic stylet sheaths on a parafilm membrane. Two acylated flavonol glycosides were isolated as the specific probing stimulants from the extracts and characterized as quercetin 3-O-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl-(1-->6)-[2"-O-(E)-p-coumaroyl]-beta-D-glucopyranoside and quercetin 3-O-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl-(1-->6)-[2"-O-(E)-p-coumaroyl]-beta-D-galactopyranoside. A mixture of these compounds in the same equivalency strongly induced the probing response from M. crassicauda, suggesting their kairomonal roles during host recognition.     

珍珠菜的化学成分研究(英文)

从珍珠菜(Lysimachia clethroides)根部分离得到8个化合物,通过波谱数据结合理化性质分别鉴定为山奈素-3-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷(1),山奈素-3-O-β-D-(2-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖)吡喃葡萄糖苷(2),(+)-儿茶素(3),(-)-表儿茶素(4),(+)-没食子儿茶素(5),(-)-表没食子儿茶素(6),(E)-2,3,5,4′-tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-β-D-glucopyranoside(7)和2,3,5,4′-tetrahydroxystilbene-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside(8)。所有化合物均为首次从该植物中分离得到。     

Two flavonoid glycosides from Chenopodium murale

Two new triglycosides, kaempferol-3-O-[(4-beta-D-apiofuranosyl)-alpha-L- rhamnopyranoside]-7-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranoside and kaempferol-3-O-[(4-beta-D-xylopyranosyl)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranoside]-7-O- alpha-L-rhamnopyranoside were isolated from the methanol extract of Chenopodium murale, together with a known diglycoside, kaempferol-3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside-7-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranoside. The characterization of the three compounds was achieved by various spectroscopic methods.     

Malonylated flavonol glycosides from the petals of Clitoria ternatea

Three flavonol glycosides, kaempferol 3-O-(2"-O-alpha-rhamnosyl-6"-O-malonyl)-beta-glucoside, quercetin 3-O-(2"-O-alpha-rhamnosyl-6"-O-malonyl)-beta-glucoside, and myricetin 3-O-(2",6"-di-O-alpha-rhamnosyl)-beta-glucoside were isolated from the petals of Clitoria ternatea cv. Double Blue, together with eleven known flavonol glycosides. Their structures were identified using UV, MS, and NMR spectroscopy. They were characterized as kaempferol and quercetin 3-(2(G)- rhamnosylrutinoside)s, kaempferol, quercetin, and myricetin 3-neohesperidosides, 3-rutinosides, and 3-glucosides in the same tissue. In addition, the presence of myricetin 3-O-(2"-O-alpha-rhamnosyl-6"-O-malonyl)-beta-glucoside was inferred from LC/MS/MS data for crude petal extracts. The flavonol compounds identified in the petals of C. ternatea differed from those reported in previous studies.     

Enzymatic hydrolysis of green tea seed extract and its activity on 5alpha-reductase inhibition

Two kaempferol glycosides were isolated from green tea seed extract (GTSE). After conducting a structure analysis, these two compounds were identified as kaempferol-3-O-[2-O-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-6-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl]-beta-D-glucopyranoside (compound 1) and kaempferol-3-O-[2-O-beta-D-xylopyranosyl-6-O-alpha-L-rhanmopyranosyl]-beta-D-glucopyranoside (compound 2). These two compounds were hydrolysed by o-glycolytic enzymes for the production of kaempferol. After performing several reactions, we found the optimum enzyme combination, a reaction with beta-galactosidase and hesperidinase. Finally, we produced kaempferol of above 95% purity. The 5alpha-reductase inhibition activities of GTSE hydrolysate (GTSE-H) containing kaempferol were evaluated by the contact cell-based metabolic method using a stable HEK 293 cell line. GTSE-H showed a good inhibition effect on HEK 293 cell lines both type 1 and type 2 on 5alpha-reductase. Especially, GTSE-H inhibited type 2 with kaempferol content dependency. The results indicate that the inhibition activity of hydrolysate on 5alpha-reductase type 2 increases in accordance with kaempferol content.     

Purification and Identification of Flavonoids from the Yellow Green Cocoon Shell (Sasamayu) of the Silkworm,Bombyx mori

Three quercetin glycosides, quercetin 5-O-β-D-glucoside, quercetin 7-O-β-D-glucoside, and quercetin 4′-O-β-D-glucoside, and two kaempferol glycosides, kaempferol 5-O-β-D-glucoside and kaempferol 7-O-β-D-glucoside, along with their aglycones, quercetin and kaempferol, were isolated from an ethanolic extract of Sasamayu cocoon shells. The chemical structures were characterized by chemical and spectroscopic methods including UV spectrometry and HPLC-ESI-MS. The five flavonol glycosides of the shell are different structurally from those of the leaves of mulberry (Morus alba). It was suggested that potent antioxidative activity in the cocoon is mainly due to flavonoid compounds since free radical scavenging activity was found in the cocoon flavonoids identified here.     

偏斜淫羊藿化学成分研究

采用70%乙醇超声波辅助提取偏斜淫羊藿（Epimedium truncatum H.R.Liang）叶片中的类黄酮化学成分,利用LC-MS联用技术鉴定其化合物组成,利用HPLC方法测定其主要活性成分的含量并与药典规定药材箭叶淫羊藿（Epimedium sagittatum）主要活性成分的含量进行比较。结果从偏斜淫羊藿叶片中鉴定出6个化合物：朝藿定B、朝藿定C、淫羊藿苷、3,5,7-三羟基4’-甲氧基-8-异戊烯基黄酮-3-O-α-L-吡喃鼠李糖基（1→2）-α-L-吡喃鼠李糖苷、槲皮素-3-O-鼠李糖甙、山奈苷。该6个化合物均为首次在该植物中发现。偏斜淫羊藿富含朝藿定C,其含量显著高于箭叶淫羊藿主要活性成分的总含量。结果表明LC-MS可以简单、快速地对淫羊藿化学成分进行定性和定量分析,偏斜淫羊藿富含朝藿定C,具有潜在的药用价值。     

Isolation of new cytotoxic metabolites from Cleome droserifolia growing in Egypt

The sulforhodamine B (SRB) assay was used to assess the cytotoxicity of the aqueous (AqEx) and ethanolic (AlEx) extracts, respectively, of the aerial parts of Cleome droserifolia (Forssk.) Del. against two human cancer cell lines, breast (MCF7) and colon (HCT116) adenocarcinoma. AqEx exhibited higher cytotoxic activity, thus its four subfractions, namely n-hexane (HxFr), chloroform (ClFr), ethyl acetate (EtFr), and n-butanol (BuFr) fractions, were also tested. Purification of the more active ClFr and EtFr yielded nine compounds. Six terpenoids, guai-7(11),8-diene (C1), 1-hydroxy-guai-3,10(14)-diene (C2), 18-hydroxydollabela-8(17)-ene (C3), (24E)-stigmasta-5,8-dien-3beta-ol (C4), teucladiol [1alpha,5beta-guai-10(14)-ene-4beta,6beta-diol] (C5), and buchariol (4,10-epoxy-6a-hydroxyguaiane) (C6), were isolated from ClFr and three flavonol glycosides, isorhamnetin-3-O-beta-D-glucoside (F1), quercetin-3'-methoxy-3-O-(4"-acetylrhamnoside)-7-O-alpha-rhamnoside (F2), and kaempferol-4'-methoxy-3,7-O-dirhamnoside (F3), were isolated from EtFr. Compounds C3 and F2 are new in nature. The isolated compounds were identified using various spectroscopic methods (UV, IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, HMQC, HMBC, and COSY). Compounds C1, C3, F2, and F3 showed significant cytotoxic activities against the two tested cell lines comparable to those of the anticancer drug doxorubicin. The new compound C3 was the most active as it had the lowest IC50 values, (1.9 +/- 0.08) and (1.6 +/- 0.09) microg/ml corresponding to 6.5 and 5.4 microM, against MCF7 and HCT116 cells, respectively.     

锥序蜜心果中酚性成分的研究

从锥序蜜心果的乙酸乙酯部分中分离到5个化合物,通过波谱数据或与已知化合物对照,它们分别鉴定为(E)-3-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)acrylic acid carboxymethyl ester(1),3,4-二羟基苯甲酸(2),槲皮素-3-O-β-葡萄糖甙(3),山萘酚-3-O-α-鼠李糖甙(4)和槲皮素-3-O-α-鼠李糖甙(5),以上化合物均为首次从该属植物中分离到.     

Acylated flavonol glycosides from Eugenia jambolana leaves.

Two acylated flavonol glycosides and 15 known polyphenols have been isolated and identified from the leaves of Eugenca jambolana Lam. The structures of the new compounds were identified as 3-O-(4"-O-acetyl)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranoside of mearnsetin (myricetin 4'-methyl ether) and myricetin 3-O-(4"-O-acetyl-2"-O-galloyl)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranoside. The complete structure elucidation of all isolated metabolites based on chemical and spectroscopic methods of analysis (UV, 1D and 2D NMR) as well as negative ESI-MS with and without CID in-source fragmentation.     

Flavonol and iridoid glycosides of Ajuga remota aerial parts

Six flavonol glycosides characterised as myricetin 3-O-alpha-rhamnosyl-(1'-->2')-alpha-rhamnoside-3'-O-alpha-rhamnoside, 5'-O-methylmyricetin 3-O-[alpha-rhamnosyl (1'-->2')][alpha-rhamnosyl (1'-->4')]-beta -glucoside-3'-O-beta-glucoside, 5'-O-methylmyricetin 3-O-alpha-rhamnosyl (1'-->2')-alpha-rhamnoside 3'-O-beta-galactoside, kaemferol 3-O-rutinoside-7-O-rutinoside, myricetin 3-O-rutinoside-3'-O-alpha-rhamnoside, myricetin 3-O-beta-glucosyl (1'-->2')-beta-glucoside-4'-O-beta-glucoside together with two iridoid glycosides identified as 6,8-diacetylharpagide and 6,8-diacetylharpagide-1-O-beta-(3',4'-di-O-acetylglucoside) have been isolated from extract of Ajuga remota aerial parts. Also isolated from the same extract were known compounds; kaempferol 3-O-alpha-rhamnoside, quercetin 3-O-beta-glucoside, quercetin 3-O-rutinoside, 8-acetylharpagide, ajugarin I and ajugarin II.     

Coumaroyl flavonol glycosides from the leaves of Ginkgo biloba.

Two coumaroyl flavonol glycosides, isorhamnetin 3-O-alpha-L-[6"'-p-coumaroyl-(beta-D)-glucopyranosyl-(1,2)-rhamnopyranoside], and kaempferol 3-O-alpha-L-[6"'-p-coumaroyl-(beta-D)-glucopyranosyl-(1,2)-rhamnopyranoside]-7-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside, were isolated from the n-BuOH extract of Ginkgo biloba leaves. These two, together with six other flavonol glycosides, kaempferol 3-O-alpha-L-[6"'-p-coumaroyl-(beta-D)-glucopyranosyl-(1,2)-rhamnopyranoside], quercetin 3-O-alpha-L-[6"'-p-coumaroyl-(beta-D)-glucopyranosyl-(1,2)-rhamnopyranoside], quercetin 3-O-alpha-L-[6"'-p-coumaroyl-(beta-D)-glucopyranosyl-(1,2)-rhamnopyranoside]-7-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside, quercetin 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-2)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranoside, quercetin 3-O-beta-rutinoside, and quercetin 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside, showed profound antioxidant activities in DPPH and cytochrome-c reduction assays using the HL-60 cell culture system.     

扁桃叶的化学成分研究

从芒果属植物扁桃(Mangifera persiciformis C.Y.Wu et T.L.Ming)叶乙醇提取物乙酸乙酯萃取部位中分离得到7个化合物,经波谱鉴定为没食子酸甲酯(1),没食子酸(2),3,4-二羟基苯甲酸(3),槲皮素(4),山奈酚-3-O-β-D-葡萄糖苷(5),槲皮素-3-O-β-D-葡萄糖苷(6)和芒果苷(7).其中化合物1、3、5、6为首次从该植物中分离得到.     

Antiviral effect of flavonol glycosides isolated from the leaf of Zanthoxylum piperitum on influenza virus

The ethanol extract of Zanthoxylum piperitum (L.) DC. showed in vitro antiviral activity against influenza A virus. Three flavonol glycosides were isolated from the EtOAc fraction of Z. piperitum leaf by means of activity-guided chromatographic separation. Structures of isolated compounds were identified as quercetin 3-O-β-D-galactopyranoside (1), quercetin 3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside (2), kaempferol 3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside (3) by comparing their spectral data with literature values. The anti-influenza viral activity of isolates was evaluated using a plaque reduction assay against influenza A/NWS/33 (H1N1) virus. The compounds also were subjected to neuraminidase inhibition assay in influenza A/NWS/33 virus. Compounds 1–3 exhibited antiviral activity against an influenza A virus in vitro, and inhibited the neuraminidase activity at relatively high concentrations.     

Flavonoid characterization and in vitro antioxidant activity of Aconitum anthora L. (Ranunculaceae)

In this paper, we report studies on morphological, phytochemical, and biological aspects of a population belonging to Aconitum anthora L. Two compounds, quercetin 3-O-((beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->3)-(4-O-(E-p-coumaroyl))-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->6)-beta-D-galactopyranoside))-7-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranoside (1) and kaempferol 3-O-((beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->3)-(4-O-(E-p-coumaroyl))-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->6)-beta-D-galactopyranoside))-7-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranoside (2), together with two known flavonol glycosides (3-4) were isolated and identified from A. anthora. The antioxidant activity of the four identified flavonoids was screened by three in vitro tests.     

Identification and determination of flavonoids in buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench,Polygonaceae) by high-performance liquid chromatography with electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry and photodiode array ultraviolet detection

An analytical method for flavonoids present in the seed extract of buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench, Polygonaceae), using HPLC and a photodiode array detector and interfaced to an electrospray ionisation mass spectrometer, has been developed. Structural information about the flavonols was obtained from the retention time characteristics, the UV-visible spectra and the mass spectra without the need to isolate the individual compounds. The methanol extract of buckwheat contained principally four flavonol glycosides: rutin, quercetin, kaempferol-3-rutinoside and a trace quantity of a flavonol triglycoside.     

Acylated flavonol monorhamnosides, alpha-glucosidase inhibitors, from Machilus philippinensis

Bioassay-guided fractionation and isolation of the active constituents from the leaf extract of Machilusphilippinense Merr. yielded two active compounds, kaempferol-3-O-alpha-l-rhamnopyranoside 3',4'-di-E-p-coumaroic acid ester (1) and 3'-E,4'-Z-di-p-coumaroic acid ester (2) when tested against a Bacillus stearothermophilus, a alpha-glucosidase type IV. The IC(50) values of 1 and 2 were 6.10 and 1.00muM, respectively. Further application of the HPLC-SPE-NMR hyphenated technique in the on-line characterization of other active ingredients present in the CH(2)Cl(2) - soluble fraction led to identification of luteolin (3) and seven additional 3-O-(coumaroyl-rhamnopyranosyl)-flavonols (4-10). Their structures were determined mainly by (1)H NMR spectroscopic analyses. Among the compounds identified, compounds 2, 4, 5, and 7 were hitherto unknown natural products.