Chemical Constituents of Phacellaria compressa Benth.

Two new compounds, 1-（3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl）-3-（3,5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl）-propane （1） and 5, 7, 3＇-trlmethyoxyflavan-4＇-O-β-D-glucopyranoslde （2） were Isolated from the ethanol extract of the dried aerial parts of Phacellarla compressa Benth., together with 2,3-bis[（4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl）-methyl]-1,4- butanedlol （3）, ethyl 3,4,5-trlhydroxybenzoate （4）, methyl 3, 4, 5-trlhydroxybenzoete （5）, β-sltoeterol （6）, 5, 7, 3＇, 4＇- tetrahydroxyfiavan （7）, lupeol （8）, zhebelreslnol （9）, quercetln-3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoslde （10）, （＋）-cetechin （11）, betulln （12）, β-daucosterol （13）, （＋）-sydngareslnol （14）, scopoletln （15）, and proxlmadlol （16）. The structures of these compounds were determined by spectral evidence or by comparing them with authentic samples. Compound 9 showed α-amylase Inhibitory activity of 57.55% at a concentration of 50 μg/mL.     

A Diterpene Endoperoxide from Microtoena insuavis （Hance） Prain ex Dunn

A novel endoperoxlde diterpene, 7a-hydroxy-abieta-8（14）-en-18-oi 9α,13α-endoperoxide （compound 1）, was isolated from the stems of Microtoena insuavis （Hance） Prain ex Dunn, along with 4,4＇-dlhydroxytruxillic acid （compound 2）, gallic acid （compound 3）, ellaglc acid （compound 4）, 3-O-methylellaglc acid 3＇-O-α- rhamnopyranoslde （compound 5）, 3＂＇-O-methylcrenatoslde （compound 6）, crenatoslde （compound 7）, aptgenin （compound 8）, succinic acid （compound 9）, β-sitosterot （compound 10）, and β-daucosterol （compound 11）. The structures of these compounds were elucidated on the basis of spectral evidence.     

Chemical Constituents of Daphne giraldii Nitsche

In a search for structurally interesting substances from traditional Chinese medicines, eight compounds were isolated from an ethanolic extract of the stem bark of Daphne giraldii Nitsche. On the basis of one- and two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectrometry data, and chemical methods, their structures were determined to be 2H-1-benzopyran-2-one-8-hydroxy-7-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-5-（2-oxo- 2H-1-benzopyran-7-hydroxy-8-yloxy） （compound 1）, 1-pentanone, 1-（4-hydroxyphenyl）-5-phenyl （compound 2）, octadecyl caffeate （compound 3）, （＋）syringaresinol-4,4＇-diglycoside （compound 4）, daphnetin-8-O-β-D- glucopyranoside （compound 5）, p-hydroxybenzoic acid （compound 6）, 7,7＇-dihydroxy-[6, 8＇-bi-2H-benzopyran]- 2, 2＇-dione （compound 7）, and daphnorin （compound 8）, respectively. Of the compounds isolated, compounds 1 and 2, which we named daphnolin and daphnolon, respectively, were new, and the others were obtained from this plant for the first time.     

A Novel Flavonoid Glucoside from Anoectochilus roxburghii （Wall,） Lindl.

Eight compounds were isolated from the ethyl acetate- and n-butanol-soluble fractions of the ethanollc extract of the whole plant of Anoectochllus roxburghll（Wali.） Lindi. （Orchidaceee）. On the basis of spectroscopic methods, the structures of these compounds were elucidated as quercetin-7-O-β-D-[6＂-O-（trans-feruloyi）]- giucopyranosids （compound 1）, 8-C-p-HydroxybenzyiquerceUn （compound 2）, isorhamnetin-7-O-β-D- giucopyranoside （compound 3）, isorhamnetin-3-O-β-D-giucopyranoside （compound 4）, kaempferoi-3-O-β-D- giucopyranoside （compound 5）, kaempferoi-7-O-β-D-giucopyranoside （compound 6）, 5-hydroxy-3＇,4＇,7- trimethoxyfiavonoi-3-O-β-D-rutinoside （compound 7）, and isorhamnetin-3-O-β-D-rutinoside （compound 8）. Of the compounds isoisted, compound 1 was a new flavonoid giucoside and exhibited strong scavenging activity against the 1,1-diphenyi-2-picryihydrazyi free radical, whereas the ethanolic extract showed weak activity. Compounds 2-8 were obtained from this family for the first time.     

Water-Soluble Constituents of Cudrania tricuspidata （Carr.） Bur.

In order to find new structural and biologically active compounds, the constituents of the bark of Cudrania tricuspidata （Carr.） Bur. were investigated and a new 6-p-hydroxybenzyltaxifolin glucoside, named tricusposide （compound 1）, together with 16 known compounds, was isolated by solvent partition, macroporous adsorption resin AB-8, silica gel, Sephadex LH-20 chromatography. Using spectroscopic methods, the structures of the compounds were elucidated as 6-p-hydroxybenzyl taxifolin-7-O-β-D-glucoside （compound 1）, dihydroquerctin-7-O-β-D-glucoside （compound 2）, dihydrokaempferol-3-O-β-D-glucoside （compound 3）, dihydroquercetin （compound 4）, peonoside （compound 5）, sphaerobioside （compound 6）, quercimeritrin （compound 7）, genistein （compound 8）, aromadendrin （compound 9）, kaempferol （compound 10）, genistin （compound 11）, 3,4-dihydroxystyryl alcohol （compound 12）, sucrose （compound 13）, 1,3,5,6-tetrahydroxyxanthone （compound 14）, gericudranin E （compound 15）, gericudranin C （compound 16）, and orobol （compound 17）. Compounds 2-6, 8, 9, 12-14, and 17 were isolated from this genus for the first time.     

New Isoflavonoid Glycosides from the Rhizomes of Iris leptophylla Lingelsh.

Two new isoflavonoid glucosides, 5-hydroxy-6,7-methylenedioxy-isoflavone-4＇-O-D-glucopyranosyl （2→〉l）-L-rhamnoside （irilone-bioside） （compound 1） and 5,4＇-methoxy-6,7-methylenedioxyisoflavone-3＇-O-β-D-glucoside （irisleptophyllidin） （compound 2）, together with five known compounds, nigricanin- 4＇-O-β-D-glucoside （compound 3）, irifloside （compound 4）, irigenin （compound 5）, 5, 3＇, 4＇-trimethoxy-6,7-methylenedioxyisoflavone （compound 6）, and nigricanin （compound 7） were isolated from the alcoholic extract of rhizomes of Iris leptophylla Lingelsh. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods.     

Novel Neolignan from Penthorum chinense

A new neolignan （7＇E）-2＇,4,8-trihydroxy-3-methoxy-2,4＇-epoxy-8,5＇-neolign-7＇-en-7-one （1） was isolated from the whole plants of Penthorum chinense Pursh, along with Iupeol （2）, betulinic acid （3）, glyceryl monopalmitate （4）, β-sitosterol （5）, palmitic acid （5）, ursolic acid （7）, 2β,3β,23-trihydroxy-urs-12-ene-28-oic acid （8）, glyceryl monolaurate （9）, scopoletin （10）, （-）syringaresinol （11）, 9,9＇-O-diferuIoyl-（-）-secoisolariciresionl （12）, pinocembrin （13）, apigenin （14）, kaempferol （15）, Iuteolin （16）, β-daucosterol （17）, quercetin （18）, 1-O-（β-D-glucopyranosyl）-（2S, 2＇R, 3R,4E,8E）-2-（2＇-hydroxyhexadecanoy- lamino）-4,8-octdecadiene-1,3-diol （19）, gallic acid （20）, pinocembrin-7-O-β-D-glucoside （21）, and quercetin-3-O-β-D- glucoside （22）. The structures of these compounds were elucidated on the basis of chemical and spectral evidence.     

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.     

A New Pregnane from Munronia delavayi Franc （Meliaceae）

To search for pharmacologically active constituents of folk medicine, a new pregnane, 2α,3α,15β-trihydroxy-20（S）-tigloyl-pregnane （compound 1）, and nine known compounds, geranylgeraniol （compound 2）, β-daucosterol （compound 3）, 6-hydroxystigmast-4oen-3-one （compound 4）, sitoindoside Ⅰ （compound 5）, sitoindoside Ⅱ （compound 6）, β-sitosterol （compound 7）, kaempferol （compound 8）, quercetin （compound 9）, and rutin （compound 10）, were isolated from the ethanol extract of whole plants of Munronia delavayi Franch using chromatographic methods. The structures of compounds 1-10 were elucidated on the basis of spectral data.     

Two New Triterpenoid Saponins from Akebia quinata （Thunb.） Decne.

Two new triterpenoid saponins, hederagenin 3-O-α-L-arabinopyranosyl-（1→〉2）-α-L-arabinopyranoside named akeboside La （compound 1）, oleanolic acid 3-O-α-L-arabinopyranosyl-（1→〉2）-β-D-glucopyranoside named akeboside Lb （compound 2）, along with five known saponins, oleanolic acid 3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-（1→〉2）-α-L- arabinopyranoside （compound 3）, hederagenin 3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-（1→〉2）-α-L-arabinopyranoside （compound 4）, oleanolic acid 3-O-β-D-xylopyranosyl-（1→〉3）-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-（1→〉2）-α-L-arabinopyranoside （compound 5）, 3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-（1→〉2）-α-L-arabinopyranosyl oleanolic acid 28-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-（1→〉4）-α-D- glucopyranosyl-（1→〉6）-β-D-glucopyranoside （compound 6）, 3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-（1→〉2）-α-L-arabinopyranosyl hederagenin 28-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-（1→〉4）-β-D-glucopyranosyl-（1→〉6）-β-D-glucopyranoside （compound 7） were isolated from the n-butanol part of the 80% ethanol extracts of the dried stems of Akebia quinata （Thunb.） Decne. Compound 5 was isolated from plants of genus Akebia for the first time. The structures were elucidated on the basis of physicochemical properties and spectral data.     

A New Isofiavonoid from Belamcanda chinensis (L.) DC.

A new isoflavonoid, 5, 6, 7, 3'-terahydroxy-8, 4', 5'-trimethoxyisoflavone (1), along with 10 known isoflavonoids, namely 5, 6, 7, 4'-tetrahydroxy-8-methoxyisoflavone (2), irilone (3), genistein (4), tectorigenin (5), irigenin (6), irisflorentin (7), dichotomitin (8), dimethyltectorigenin (9), iridin (10), and tectoridin (11), was isolated from the alcohol extract of the rhizomes of Belamcanda chinensis (L.) DC. The structures of these compounds were elucidated on the basis of results of spectroscopic analysis.     

团花树皮的化学成分研究

采用硅胶、MCI和Sephadex LH-20层析方法对团花树皮的化学成分进行分离纯化,运用现代波谱技术鉴定了10个化合物:4-carboxy-3-hydroxy-5-methylphenyl 3-methoxy-4-hydroxy-5-methylbenzoate(1),谷甾醇-3-O-(6’-O-棕榈酰基)-β-D-葡萄糖苷(2),喹诺酸-3-O-α-L-鼠李糖苷(3),clethric acid(4),常春藤苷元(5),钩藤苷元C(6),morolic acid(7),咖啡酸甲酯(8),卡丹宾(9)和3α-二氢卡丹宾(10)。其中化合物1为一个新的酚性成分,化合物2～8首次从该属植物中分离得到。     

石山巴豆枝叶的化学成分研究

石山巴豆( Croton euryphyllus)为大戟科( Euphorbiaceae)巴豆属( Croton)植物,主要分布于西南各省的岩溶石山地区,民间用于杀虫和治疗跌打损伤。为了阐明其化学物质基础,该研究采用硅胶柱层析、Sephadex LH-20、HPLC等方法对石山巴豆枝叶醇提物进行分离纯化。结果表明：共分离得到16个化合物,分别鉴定为异毛叶巴豆萜(1), jatrophoidin (2),山藿香定(3),异山藿香素(4),山藿香素(5),赖百当-13-烯-8,15-二醇(6),7-酮基-β-谷甾醇(7),(22E)-5α,8β-表二氧麦角甾-6,22-二烯-3β-醇(8),豆甾烷-4-烯-6β-醇-3-酮(9),齐墩果烷-12-烯-2α,3β-二醇(10),东莨菪内酯(11),催吐萝芙木醇(12), lyratol F (13),罗布麻酚A (14),芹菜素(15),金色酰胺醇酯(16)。所有化合物均为首次从该植物中分离得到,其中化合物8－16为首次从巴豆属中发现。     

晶帽石斛的化学成分研究

该研究利用硅胶、凝胶、MCI、中压制备色谱(MPLC)和高效液相半制备色谱(semi-HPLC)等方法,对晶帽石斛(Dendrobium crystallinum)进行了化学成分研究。结果表明:提纯、分离共得到10个化合物,经波谱数据分析及与文献数据对照,分别鉴定为石斛酚(1),3,4'-二羟基-5-甲氧基联苄(2),3,4',5-三羟基-3-甲氧基联苄(3),二氢藜芦醇(4),安告佛醇(5),3',5,7-三羟基-4'-甲氧基黄烷酮(6),4',5,7-三羟基-6-甲氧基黄烷酮(7),丁香树脂醇(8),β-谷甾醇(9),β-胡萝卜苷(10)。其中,除化合物2和化合物10以外,其余8个化合物均在该种植物中首次发现。     

Flavonoids from two Lonchocarpus species of the Yucatan Peninsula

Leaves, stem bark and root of Lonchocarpus xuul and Lonchocarpus yucatanensis were studied separately. A chalcone, 2',4-dimethoxy-6'-hydroxylonchocarpin (), and the flavones 5,4'-dihydroxy-3'-methoxy-(6:7)-2,2-dimethylpyranoflavone (2) and 5,4'-dimethoxy-(6:7)-2,2-dimethylpyrano-flavone (3), together with the known carpachromene (4), were isolated from the leaves of both species. Similarly, the previously reported flavans xuulanin (5) and 3beta-methoxyxuulanin (6), together with the novel 3beta,4beta,5-trimethoxy-4'-hydroxy-(6:7)-2,2-dimethylpyranoflavan (7), 3-hydroxy-4,5-dimethoxy-(6:7)-2,2-dimethyl-pyranoflavan (8), and 3,4-dihydroxy-5-methoxy-(6:7)-2,2-dimethylpyranoflavan (10), were isolated from the stem bark and root of both species. Finally, the known 2',4'-dihydroxy-3'-(3-methylbut-2-enyl) chalcone (13) was obtained from the root of L. xuul only. The structures of the various metabolites were established by interpretation of their spectroscopic data.     

Properties of antisera to progesterone and to 17-hydroxy-progesterone elicited by immunization with the steroids attached to protein through position 7

Antibodies to progesterone (P) and to 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP) were raised by immunization of rabbits with progesterone-7α-carboxyethyl thioether--bovine serum albumin (P-7—BSA) or with 17-OHP-7α-carboxyethyl thioether--BSA (17-OHP-7--BSA). The antisera produced were of high affinity: K_a towards the homologous hapten was 3. 7 × 10¹⁰ 1./mol for the anti-P serum and 5. 9 × 10⁹ 1/mol for the anti-17-OHP serum. The antiserum to P-7—BSA displayed little or no cross reaction (?= 2%) with the 20α-, 20β- or 5β-dihydro-derivatives of progesterone, moderate cross-reaction with pregnenolone (4%), but considerable cross-reaction with 11-deoxycorticosterone (7%), 5α-dihydro-progesterone (11%) and 17-OHP (15%). The antiserum to 17-OHP-7--BSA showed very little cross-reaction (?= 2%) with progesterone and other steroids lacking a 17α-hydroxyl group, such as pregnenolone or 11-deoxycorticosterone, but reacted significantly with 17α, 21-dihydroxy-4-pregnene-3, 20-dione (8%) and 3β, 17-dihydroxy-5-pregnen-20-one (13%). None of the sera reacted with testosterone, cortisol or estradiol-17β. It appears that conjugation of progesterone to protein through carbon-7 affords antisera comparable in specificity to those raised with 11α-conjugates and superior to those raised with 3-, 6- and 20-conjugates. The antiserum to 17-hydroxyprogesterone described is the first one that specifically recognizes this metabolite.     

Antiplasmodial activity of naphthoquinones and one anthraquinone from Stereospermum kunthianum

Six new partheniol metabolites were isolated from the biotransformation reaction with Mucor circinelloides ATCC 15242. These metabolites are: humula-1(10), 4, 7-trien-6alpha-ol 2, maali-3-en-8alpha-ol 3, aromadendrane-4alpha, 8alpha, 10alpha-triol 4, maaliane-4alpha, 8alpha, 9alpha-triol 5, maaliane-5alpha, 8alpha, 9alpha-triol 6, 5(9), 6-tricyclohumulane-4alpha, 8alpha, 10alpha-triol 7. The structural assignments of these metabolites were made possible by different spectroscopic means.     

大火草根部的化学成分

大火草（Ａｎｅｍｏｎｅ　ｔｏｍｅｎｔｏｓａａ（Ｍａｘｉｍ．）Ｐｅｉ）根状茎提取物的乙酸乙酯部分对粘虫（ＬｅｕｃａｎｉａｓｅｐａｒａｔａＷａｌｋｅｒ）有较好的非选择性拒食活性。从该部分分离得到１１个化合物,通过ＮＭＲ、ＭＳ等波谱分析确定它们的结构分别为４,５-二甲氧基-７-甲基香豆素（１）、４-甲氧基-５-甲基-６,７-二氧亚甲基香豆素（２）、４,７-二甲氧基-５-甲基香豆素（３）、齐墩果酸（４）、齐墩果酮酸（５）、齐墩果酸-３-Ｏ-β-Ｄ-吡喃木糖甙（６）、β-谷甾醇（７）、豆甾醇（８）、胡萝卜甙（９）、豆甾醇-３-Ｏ-β-Ｄ-吡喃葡萄糖甙（１０）和过氧化麦角甾醇（１１）。这些化学成分均为首次从该植物中分离得到,其中１和２为新化合物。     

Prenylated flavonoids of the leaves of Macaranga conifera with inhibitory activity against cyclooxygenase-2

Two prenylated flavonoid derivatives, 5-hydroxy-4'-methoxy-2",2"-dimethylpyrano-(7,8:6",5")flavanone (1) and 5,4'-dihydroxy-[2"-(1-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)dihydrofurano]-(7,8:5",4")flavanone (2), were isolated from an ethyl acetate-soluble extract of the leaves of Macaranga conifera using an in vitro activity-guided fractionation procedure based on the inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2. Also obtained were eight known compounds, 5,7-dihydroxy-4'-methoxy-8-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)flavanone (3), lonchocarpol A (4), sophoraflavanone B (5), 5,7-dihydroxy-4'-methoxy-8-(2-hydroxy-3-methylbut-3-enyl)flavanone (6), tomentosanol D (7), lupinifolinol (8), isolicoflavonol (9), and 20-epibryonolic acid (10). The structures of compounds 1 and 2 were determined using spectroscopic methods. All isolates were tested for their inhibitory effects against both cyclooxygenases-1 and -2, and selected compounds were evaluated in a mouse mammary organ culture assay.     

The Chemical Constituents of Amoora yunnanensis

Two new sterols, 3β,7α,16β-trihydroxy-stigmast-5,22-diene (1), 3β,7α,16β-trihydroxy-stigmast-5-ene (2), were isolated together with six known compounds, ergosta-5,24(28)-dien-3β,7α-diol (3), ergosta-5,24(28)-dien-3β,7β,16β-triol (4), β-amyrone (5), β-amyrin (6), 11α,12α-epoxy-14-taraxeren-3-one (7), and 6-guaiene-4α,10α-diol (8) from the EtOH extract of the bark of Amoora yunnanensis (H. L. Li) C. Y. Wu. Their structures were deduced on the basis of spectral data.