The Chemical Constituents of Elsholtzia densa Benth.

Ten compounds were isolated from Elsholtzia densa Benth. and their structures were identified by spectral and chemical methods as following: n-nonacosane (1), succinic acid (2), 5- ( 3 ”, 3 ”-dimethylallyl ) -8-methoxyfurocoumarin (3), 5- ( 3 ”-methylbutyl) -8- methoxyfurocoumarin (4), 5- (3”-hydroxy-3”-methylbutyl) -8-methoxyfurocoumarin (5), 3, 4-dihydroxycinnamic acid ( 6 ), 5-hydroxy-3’-methoxyflavanone-7-O-rutinoside ( 7 ), quercetin-3-O-β-D-glucoside ( 8 ), kaempferol-3-O-β-D-glucoside ( 9 ), 5-hydroxy-4’- methoxyflavone-7-O-rutinoside (10). Among them, compounds 4 and 5 are new naturally occurring furocoumarins.     

Benzofuranoid Neolignans from Piper kadsura

In a continuing research for neolignans from Piper kadsura (Choisy) Ohwi, six benzofuranoid neolignans were isolated from the aerial part of the plant. Their structure determination were based on the spectroscopic analysis (UV, IR, MS, NMR and CD) and derivative synthesis. Three of the isolated compounds were identified as new structures: 7R, 8R, 1′S-△8′-3, 4-methylenedioxy-5′-methoxy-l′, 4′-dihydro-4′-oxo-7, 0, 2′, 8. l′-neolignan ( Ⅰ ), 7 R, 8 R, 1 ′ R- △8′ - 3,4- methylenedioxy- 1 ′- methoxy - 1′,6′- dihydro- 6′- oxo- 7.0.4′,8. 3′-neolignan (Ⅳ) and 7R, 8R, 1′S-△8′-3, 4-methylenedioxy-l′-methoxy-1′,6′-dihydro-6′-oxo-7.0.4′,8.3′-neolignan (Ⅴ). Known compounds among them are 7R, 8S,1′S-△8′-3, 4-methylenedioxy-5′-methoxy-1′, 4′-dihydro-4′-oxo-7. 0. 2′, 8. 1′-neolignan(Ⅱ), 7S, 8S, 1′R-△8′-3, 4, 5′-trimethoxy-1′, 4′-dihydro-4′-oxo-7.0. 2′, 8. 1′-neolignan (Ⅲ) and 75, 85, 1′S-△8′-3, 4, l′-trimethoxy-l′, 6′-dihydro-6′-oxo-7. 0. 4′, 8. 3′-neolignans (Ⅵ). All of them were isolated from the plant for the first time.     

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。     

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.     

Synthesis of bicyclic biaryls as glucose-6-phosphatase inhibitors

Biaryls, 7-naphthyl-5-s-amino-2,3-dihydrobenzo[b]thiophene-4-carbonitriles (3a-e), 8-(1-naphthyl)-6-s-amino-isothiochroman-5-carbonitriles (6a-d), 4-(1-naphthyl)-2-s-aminobezocycloalkene-1-carbonitriles (6e-j), 8-naphthyl-6-s-amino-2-ethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinoline-5-carbonitrle (6k-n), 1-naphthyl-3-s-amino-10H-9-thia-phenantherene-4-carbonitriles (8a-e) and 1-(1-naphthyl)-3-s-amino-9,10-dihydrophenantherene-4-carbonitriles (8f-i) have been prepared through carbanion induced ring transformation reactions of 6-naphthyl-3-cyano-4-s-amino-2H-pyran-2-ones (1) from respective ketones (2, 5, and 7). These compounds have been evaluated for their glucose-6-phosphatase inhibitory activity and only 6a, c, j, m, c, d, h displayed significant inhibition of the glucose-6-phosphatase.     

Non-alkaloid Constituents of Buxus sinica (Buxaceae)

From the aerial parts of Buxus sinica, ten non- alkaloid compounds were isolated and identified as cleomiscosin A ( 1 ), 3, 5-dihydroxyl-4', 6, 7-trimethyl flavone-3′- O-β- D-glucopyranoside ( 2 ), 3, 5, 3', 4′tetrahydroxyl-3, 6, 7-trimethyl flavone (3 ) , cleomiscosin A-4′- O-β- D-gluco-pyranoside (4 ), 3, 5-dimethoxybenzoicacid-4- O-β- D-glucopyranoside (5 ), 4′, 5-dihydroxyl-3, 6, 7-trimethyl flavone (6), lupine (7), ( + )-pinoresinol- O-β- D-glucopyranoside (8 ), β-sitosterol (9), and daucosterol (10). Their structures were identified by spectral evidence.     

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.     

Acylated iridoid glucosides from Veronica anagallis-aquatica

Three new (1-3) and four known iridoid glucosides (4-7) as well as a known phenylethanoid glycoside (8) were isolated from the aerial parts of Veronica anagallis-aquatica and their structures were determined as 6'-O-benzoyl-8-epiloganic acid named aquaticoside A (1), 6'-O-p-hydroxybenzoyl-8-epiloganic acid named aquaticoside B (2), 6'-O-benzoyl-gardoside named aquaticoside C (3), veronicoside (4), catalposide (5), verproside (6), verminoside (7) and martynoside (8) on the basis of 1D and 2D NMR spectral analysis.     

Constituents of Pterocarpus marsupium: an ayurvedic crude drug

Five new flavonoid C-glucosides, 6-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxybenzyl)-benzofuran-7-C-beta-d-glucopyranoside (1), 3-(alpha-methoxy-4-hydroxybenzylidene)-6-hydroxybenzo-2(3H)-furanone-7-C-beta-d-glucopyranoside (2), 2-hydroxy-2-p-hydroxybenzyl-3(2H)-6-hydroxybenzofuranone-7-C-beta-d-glucopyranoside (4), 8-(C-beta-d-glucopyranosyl)-7,3',4'-trihydroxyflavone (5) and 1,2-bis(2,4-dihydroxy,3-C-glucopyranosyl)-ethanedione (6) and two known compounds C-beta-d-glucopyranosyl-2,6-dihydroxyl benzene (7) and sesquiterpene (8), were isolated from an aqueous extract of the heartwood of Pterocarpus marsupium. The structure has been established using spectroscopic data.     

Two new resorcinol derivatives with strong cytotoxicity from the roots of Ardisia brevicaulis Diels

Two new resorcinol derivatives, 4-hydroxy-2-methoxy-6-[(8Z)-pentadec-8-en-1-yl]phenyl acetate (1) and 4-hydroxy-2-methoxy-6-pentadecylphenyl acetate (2), together with known compounds ardisiphenol D (3), 5-tridecylresorcinol (4), 5-pentadecylresorcinol (5), 5-[(8Z)-pentadec-8-en-1-yl]resorcinol (6), belamcandaquinones C and D (7 and 8, resp.), ardisicrenoside A, ardisiacrispin B, (22E)-24-ethyl-5α-cholesta-7,22-dien-3-one, and (22E)-24-ethyl-5α-cholesta-7,22-dien-3β-ol were isolated from the MeOH extract of the roots of Ardisia brevicaulis Diels. Their structures were determined by spectroscopic analysis including ESI- and EI-MS, and NMR data. Cytotoxicities of 1-4 against cell lines A549, MCF-7, and PANC-1 were tested in vitro by the MTT (=3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide) method. Compounds 1-4 showed cytotoxic activity against all cell lines stronger than that of cisplatin against A549.     

Geranyl flavonoids from the leaves of Artocarpus altilis

Five geranyl dihydrochalcones, 1-(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3-{4-hydroxy-6,6,9-trimethyl-6a,7,8,10a-tetrahydro-6H-dibenzo[b,d]pyran-5-yl}-1-propanone (2), 1-(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3-[3,4-dihydro-3,8-dihydroxy-2-methyl-2-(4-methyl-3-pentenyl)-2H-1-benzopyran-5-yl]-1-propanone (4), 1-(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3-[8-hydroxy-2-methyl-2-(3,4-epoxy-4-methyl-1-pentenyl)-2H-1-benzopyran-5-yl]-1-propanone (5), 1-(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3-[8-hydroxy-2-methyl-2-(4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-pentenyl)-2H-1-benzopyran-5-yl]-1-propanone (8), and 2-[6-hydroxy-3,7-dimethylocta-2(E),7-dienyl]-2',3,4,4'-tetrahydroxydihydrochalcone (9), along with four known geranyl flavonoids (1, 3, 6, 7), were isolated from the leaves of Artocarpus altilis. Their structures were established by spectroscopic means and by comparison with the literature values. Compounds 2, 4, and 9 exhibited moderate cytotoxicity against SPC-A-1, SW-480, and SMMC-7721 human cancer cells.     

三种毒菌的化学成分研究

本文对三种毒菌的化学成分进行了研究。从光盖伞(Psilocybe spp)分离鉴定了4个化合物,经波谱分析鉴定为:(22E,24R)-麦角甾-7,22-二烯-3β-十八烷酸酯(1)、β-胡萝卜苷(2)、(22E,24R)-5α,6α-环氧麦角甾-8,22-二烯-3β,7α-二醇(3)、色氨酸(4);从假褐云斑鹅膏(Amanita pseudoporphyria)分离鉴定了4个化合物:(22E,24R)-3β-羟基-5α,8α-过氧化麦角甾-6,22-二烯(5)、(22E,24R)-麦角甾-7,22-二烯-3β,5α,6β-三醇(6)、1-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖基-(2S,3R,4E,8E,2′R)-2-N-(2′-羟基棕榈酰)-9-甲基-4,8-脱氢鞘氨醇(7)、1-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖基-(2S,3R,4E,8E,2′R)-2-N-(2′-羟基十八烷酰)-9-甲基-4,8-脱氢鞘氨醇(8);大青褶伞(Chlorophyllum molybdites)发酵菌丝体分离鉴定了4个化合物:5、6、(22E,24R)-5α,6α-环氧麦角甾-8(14),22-二烯-3β,7α-二醇(9)、(22E,24R)-麦角甾-7,22-二烯-3β-醇(10)。除化合物9外其它化合物均为首次从以上相应毒菌中分离得到。     

云南割舌树的化学成分

从云南割舌树（Walsura yunnanensis C.Y.Wu.)树皮的乙醇提取物中分离鉴定了12个化合物,它们分别是walsurol(1),tocopherol(2),sitoindoside Ⅰ（3）,3β-stigmast-5-en-3-yl-β-D-xylopyranoside(4),stigmast-4-en-6β-ol-3-one(5),7-oxositosterol(6),3β-hydroxy-5α,8α-epidioxyergosta-6,22-diene(7),(-)epicatechin(8),3,5-dihydroxy-4-methoxylphenylethanol(9),间三甲氧基苯,（β－谷甾醇和胡萝卜甙,新化合物1命名为割舌醇（walsurol)。     

离舌橐吾中艾里莫酚烷型倍半萜类化学成分的研究

为分析菊科橐吾属植物离舌橐吾Ligularia veitchiana(Hemsl.)Greenm中艾里莫酚烷型倍半萜类的化学成分,并对其进行抗肿瘤活性研究,实验综合运用硅胶柱色谱、反相硅胶柱色谱以及制备型高效液相等色谱方法,从其根茎的95%乙醇提取物的乙酸乙酯部位中分离得到了13个艾里莫酚烷型倍半萜类化合物,根据化合物的理化性质及其波谱学数据鉴定为:eremophilenolide(1),eremophila-7(11),9-dien-8-one(2),eremophil-6-en-11-ol(3),8-oxo-eremophil-6-en-11-one(4),(6α,8α)-6-hydroxyeremophil-7(11)-en-12,8-olide(5),8β-hydroxyeremophil-7(11)-en-12,8α-olide(6),6β-hydroxy-8α-methoxyeremophil-7(11)-12,8β-olide(7),2α-hydroxyeremophil-11-en-9-one(8),6β-methoxy-8β-hydroxyeremophil-7(11)-en-12,8α-olide(9),6β-hydroxyeremophil-7(11)-en-12,8β-olide(10),6β-hydroxy-8β-methoxyeremophil-7(11)-12,8α-olide(11), 6β,8β-dihydroxyeremophil-7(11)-en-12,8α-olide(12)和6β,8α-dihydroxyeremophil-7(11)-en-12,8β-olide(13)。其中,化合物5和10、7和11～13为三对非对映异构体。除化合物3和5外,所有化合物均为首次从该植物中分离得到。运用MTT法对所有化合物进行体外抗肿瘤细胞活性的筛选,结果表明其对胃癌细胞HGC-27和宫颈癌细胞Caski均未显示细胞毒作用。     

南海疏枝刺柳珊瑚中甾醇类化合物的研究

本文对采自海南三亚海域的疏枝刺柳珊瑚(Echinogorgia pseudossapo)化学成分进行研究,分离到11个甾醇类化合物。经波谱数据分析,分别鉴定为cholest-5-en-3β-ol(1),24-methylene-cholest-4-ene-3β,6β-diol(2),24-norcholesta-22-en-3β-ol(3),acanthovagasteroid A(4),calicoferol E(5),calicoferol F(6),6-hydroxy-cholest-4-ene-3-one(7),echinoflorasterol(8),echissaposterol(9),24-methylcholest-5-en-3β,7α-diol(10)和24-methylcholest-5,22(E)-dien-3β,7α-diol(11)。除化合物8外,其余化合物均首次从该种海洋动物中分离得到。     

Two novel C29-5beta-sterols from the stems of Opuntia dillenii

Two novel C29-5beta-sterols, opuntisterol [(24R)-24-ethyl-5beta-cholest-9-ene-6beta,12alpha-diol] (1) and opuntisteroside [(24R)-24-ethyl-6beta-[(beta-d-glucopyranosyl)oxy]-5beta-cholest-9-ene-12alpha-ol] (2), together with nine known compounds, beta-sitosterol (3), taraxerol (4), friedelin (5), methyl linoleate (6), 7-oxositosterol (7), 6beta-hydroxystigmast-4-ene-3-one (8), daucosterol (9), methyl eucomate (10) and eucomic acid (11), were isolated from the stems of Opuntia dillenii collected in Guizhou Province, China. Their structures were elucidated mainly by spectroscopic analysis. The absolute configuration of 1 were deduced from comparative 1H NMR data of the (S)- and (R)-methoxyphenyl acetate derivatives. Compounds 6-8, 10 and 11 were isolated from O. dillenii for the first time.     

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。     

肋果茶中的萜类化学成分研究

从肋果茶(Sladenia celastrifolia)95％乙醇提取物的乙酸乙酯部位中分离得到15个萜类化合物,经波谱学方法分别鉴定为sladeniafolin A(1),grasshopper ketone (2),(3S,5R,6S,7E,9R) -7-megastigmene-3,6,9-triol (3),hedytriol (4),(3S,5R,6R,7E,9R) -3,5,6,9-tetrahydroxy-7-megastigmene(5),1′S*,4′R*-8-(4′-hydroxy-2′,6′,6′-trimethylcyclohex-2-enyl)-6-methyloct-3E,5E,7E-trien -2-one (6),2α,3α,19α,23-tetrahydroxyurs-12-en-28-oic acid (7),2α,3β,19α,23-tetrahydroxyurs-12-en-28-oic acid(8),pomolic acid(9),3-O-acetyl pomolic acid(10),ursaldehyde (11),camarolide (12),3β-hydroxyurs-11-en-13β(28) -olide (13),3β-hydroxy -11α,12α-epoxy-urs-13β,28-olide (14)和28-0-β-D-glucopyranosyl euscaphic acid (15).以上化合物均首次从该植物中分离得到,其中1为新的C9裂环烯醚萜.     

Molecular Cloning and Construction of agp Gene Deletion-mutant in Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

Nine compounds were isolated from Elsholtzia blanda (Benth.) Benth. Their　structures were identified with spectral and chemical methods as follows: 5,6-dihydro-6-styry-2-pyrone (1), friedelin (2), 4-hydroxy-3-methoxystyrene (3), 5,2′-dimethoxy-6,7-methylene dioxyflavanone (4), 5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-6-O-［α- L -rhamnopyranosyl(1→2)-β- D -fucopyranosyl］ flavone glycoside (5), 5,5′-dihydroxy-7-acetoxyl-6,8,3″,3″-tetramethylpyran　(3′,4′)　flavone (6), 5,5′-dihydroxy-7-(α-methyl) butyroxyl-6,8,3″,3″-tetramethylpyran (3′,4′) flavone (7), 5,5′-dihydroxy-6,7-methylenedioxy-8,3″,3″-trimethylpyran　(3′,4′)　flavone (8), glucosyringic acid (9). Among them, 6, 7 and 8 are new compounds, named as sifanghaoine Ⅰ,Ⅱ and Ⅲ, respectively.     

Neolignan glycosides from Symplocos caudata

A phytochemical investigation of the roots of Symplocos caudata Wall (Symplocaceae) resulted in isolation and characterization of four optical isomers of a neolignan glycoside (1-4), a lignan lactone glycoside (5), a phenylpropanoid glycoside (6), as well as two known compounds (7, 8). Their structures were elucidated as (7S,8S)-threo-7,9,9'-trihydroxy-3,3'-dimethoxy-8-O-4'-neolignan-4-O-beta-d-glucopyranoside (1), (7R,8R)-threo-7,9,9'-trihydroxy-3,3'-dimethoxy-8-O-4'-neolignan-4-O-beta-d-glucopyranoside (2), (7R,8S)-erythro-7,9,9'-trihydroxy-3,3'-dimethoxy-8-O-4'-neolignan-4-O-beta-d-glucopyranoside (3), (7S,8R)-erythro-7,9,9'-trihydroxy-3,3'-dimethoxy-8-O-4'-neolignan-4-O-beta-d-glucopyranoside (4), 8R,8'R-matairesinol-4-O-beta-d-xylopyranosyl-(1-->2)-O-beta-d-glucopyranoside (5), 1-O-[beta-d-xylopyranosyl-(1-->6)-O-beta-d-glucopyranosyl]-2,6-dimethoxy-4-propenyl-phenol (6), matairesinoside (7), and (R)-1-O-(beta-d-glucopyranosyl)-2-[2-methoxy-4-(omega-hydroxypropyl)-phenoxyl]-propan-3-ol (8) on the basis of spectroscopic data (1D and 2D NMR, MS and CD) and chemical evidence.