Phenolic glycosides from root of Oplopanax elatus / 中草药

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the hydrophilic constituents from the anti-colorectal cancer extract of Oplopanax elatus. Methods The compounds were isolated and purified using macroporous resin, silica gel, ODS gel and pre-HPLC, and their chemical structures were identified by spectral data and physicochemical properties. The extracts and compounds from O. elatus were screened for anti-proliferation on HCT-116 and HT-29 cancer cell lines. Results Eleven phenolic compounds had been purified and identified from the n-butanol fraction including six phenylpropanoid glycosides: (E)-sinapic acid-4-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (1), 3- hydroxyphenethyl alcohol-4-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (2), 3-methoxycinnamyl alcohol-4-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (3), homovanillyl alcohol-4-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (4), dihydrosyringin (5), and syringin (6); And five lignan glycosides: 3,3'-dimethoxy-4,9,9'- trihydroxy-4',7-epoxy-5',8-lignan-4,9-bis-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (7), (+)-5,5'-dimethoxylariciresinol 4'-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (8), (+)-isolariciresinol-9'-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (9), (+)-isolariciresinol-4-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (10), and (+)-5,5'-dimethoxylariciresinol- 9'-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (11). All the phenolic glycosides showed no significant effects on the proliferation of HCT-116 and HT-29 cancer cell lines with IC50 > 100 μmol/L. Conclusion Compounds 4, 6, 9, and 11 are isolated and purified from this herb for the first time, while compounds 1, 2, and 10 are firstly obtained from the genus Oplopanax.