Combined molecular and supramolecular structural insights into pasting behaviors of starches isolated from native and germinated waxy brown rice.

In order to provide a theoretical basis on how germination treatment modulated the pasting behaviors of starches from native and germinated waxy brown rice, impacts of germination on the molecular and supramolecular structures and pasting behaviors were evaluated. Multiple analytical methods such as thermodynamics and spectroscopy were applied in this work for investigating the changes in starch multiscale structure and pasting behaviors. The results show that germination treatment contributed to an obvious increase in α- and ß-amylase activities, which could degrade the starch chains and reduce the contents of double helices (50.9%-43.2%), short-range ordered degree (1.054-0.908), relative crystallinity (40.1%-30.5%), and lamellar ordering degree (dc, 6.09-5.46 nm) along with apparent erosion on starch granules. These structural amorphizations at the molecular and supramolecular levels could lead to the weakened entanglements and interactions among molecular chains, eventually reducing the characteristic viscosity (e.g., overall, peak, and final viscosity) of starch. This study may facilitate better development of germinated rice-based products.

[Chemical constituents of Neoalsomitra integrifoliola].

OBJECTIVE: To study the chemical constituents of the n-BuOH fraction of 95% ethanolic extract of leaves of Neoalsomitra integrifoliola. METHOD: The compounds were isolated with kinds of column chromatography. The structures were determined by MS and NMR spectroscopic techniques. RESULT: Eight compounds were isolated from the n-BuOH fraction of 95% ethanolic extract and their structures were identified as 2-phenylethyl rutinoside (1), rutin (2), kaempferol-3-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranoside (3), isorhamnetin-3-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranoside (4), methyl chlorogenate (5), guanosine (6), adenosine (7), myo-inositol (8), respectively. CONCLUSION: All compounds were isolated from this genus for the first time.

Dimeric prenylated C6-C3 compounds from the stem bark of Illicium oligandrum.

Three new dimeric prenylated C6-C3 compounds, namely, illicidiones A (1), B (2), and C (3), were isolated from the stem bark of Illicium oligandrum. The structure and absolute configuration of these compounds were determined by extensive spectroscopic and chemical analyses, including NMR, modified Mosher method, and single-crystal X-ray study. Compounds 1-3 exhibited weak anti-inflammatory activities.

[Water-soluble constituents from roots of Capparis tenera].

OBJECTIVE: To study the chemical constituents of the roots of Capparis tenera. METHOD: The chemical constituents were isolated and repeatedly purified by kinds of column chromatography and the structures were elucidated by the NMR spectra and physicochemical properties. RESULT: Eight compounds were isolated and identified as erigeside C (1), glucosuringic acid (2), vanillic acid 4-O-beta-D-glucoside (3-methoxy 4-glucosyl-benzoic acid) (3), 4-O-beta-D-glucopyranosylbenzoate (4), 3', 5'-dimethoxy- 4-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-cinnamic acid (5), tachioside (6), 2, 3-dihydroxy-1-(4-hydroxyl-3, 5-dimethoxyphenyl)-1-propanone (7) and acacetin 7-rutinoside (8). CONCLUSION: Compounds 1-8 were all isolated from this plant for the first time and the compound 8 was isolated from this gene for the first time.

Lignan glycosides from Neoalsomitra integrifoliola.

Five new lignan glycosides, (8R*,7' S*,8' R*)-5,5'-dimethoxy-7-oxolariciresinol 9'-O-beta-D-xylopyranoside (1), (7S,8R)-dihydrodehydrodiconiferyl alcohol 9-O-beta-D-apiofuranosyl-(1-->6)-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside (2), (7S*,8R*,7' S*,8' R*)-4,4'-dimethoxyhuazhongilexin 9-O-beta-D-xylopyranoside (4), (7S*,8R*,7' S*,8' R*)-4,4'-dimethoxyhuazhongilexin 9-O-alpha-L-arabinopyranoside (5), and (7S*,8R*,7' S*,8' R*)-huazhongilexin 9-O-(2-feruloyl)-beta-D-xylopyranoside (6), together with four known compounds, (7R,8S)-dihydrodehydrodiconiferyl alcohol 9-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside (3), the 9-O-beta-D-xylopyranoside of icariol A(2) (7), huazhongilexin (8), and nudiposide (9), were isolated from the leaves of Neoalsomitra integrifoliola. Their structures were determined by spectroscopic analysis and chemical methods. Compounds 2, 3, 8, and 9 showed weak anti-inflammatory activities.

Glucosides from the roots of Capparis tenera.

Two new lignan glucosides, compounds 2 and 3, two new 1H-indole-alkaloid glucosides, 5 and 6, as well as two new phenolic glucosides, 7 and 10, were isolated from the roots of Capparis tenera, together with five known compounds. Their structures were characterized by chemical and spectroscopic methods. Most of these isolates were obtained for the first time from Capparidaceae. The antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of the new compounds were investigated.

New sesquiterpene lactone and neolignan glycosides with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities from the fruits of Illicium oligandrum.

Phytochemical investigations of the fruits of Illicium oligandrum resulted in a new sesquiterpene lactone, 3 beta-benzoyloxy-10-deoxyfloridanolide (1), and three new neolignan glycosides, including two dihydrobenzofuran neolignan glycosides, (7 R,8 S)-9-O-beta-D-xylopyranosyl-9'-O-alpha- L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranosyldihydrodehydrodiconiferyl alcohol (2) and (7 R,8 S)-9-O-shikimoyl-4-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyldihydrodehydrodiconiferyl alcohol (3) and one 8- O-4' neolignan glycoside, (7 S,8 R)-1-[4-O-(beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-3-methoxyphenyl]-2-[4-(3-hydroxypropyl)-2,6-dimethoxyphenoxy]-1,3-propanediol (4), together with three known sesquiterpene lactones (5 - 7) and two known neolignan glycosides (8 and 9). Their structures were elucidated on the basis of 1D, 2D NMR, HR-MS and chemical evidence. Compounds 3 and 4 showed moderate antioxidant activity with the inhibitory rates 13.30% and 9.30% at 1.0 x 10(-5) M, respectively. Compounds 3 and 9 exhibited anti-inflammatory activity with the inhibitory rates 67.0% and 51.0% at 1.0 x 10(-5) M, respectively.

[New dimeric phthalide derivative from Angelica sinensis].

AIM: To study the chemical constituents of the roots of Angelica sinensis. METHODS: Silica gel column chromatography was used to separate the chemical constituents. Their structures were elucidated by chemical and spectral analysis (IR, MS, 1D and 2D NMR, etc.). RESULTS: Besides three known phthalide derivatives, one new dimeric phthalide derivative and a pair of epimer were isolated and their structures were identified as Z-3',8',3'a,7'a-tetrahydro-6,3',7,7'a-diligustilide-8'-one (1), Z,Z'-6,6',7,3'a-diligustilide (2) and the 8-epimer (3) of 2 on the basis of spectral data. CONCLUSION: Compound 1 is a new dimeric phthalide derivative, and compound 3 was first reported from radix Angelica