ABSTRACT
A phytochemical research on the twigs of Dichapetalum longipetalum (Turcz.) Engl. Resulted in five undescribed dichapetalin-type triterpenoids 1-5. Their chemical structures were determined by spectroscopic analysis of HR-ESIMS and NMR spectra and the absolute configuration of compound 1 was completely elucidated by single crystal X-ray crystallography. Through preliminary anti-inflammatory activity assessment, compound 1 exhibited inhibitory effect on LPS-induced NO production in RAW264.7 murine macrophages with an IC50 value of 2.09 µM.
Subject(s)
Triterpenes , Animals , Mice , Triterpenes/pharmacology , Triterpenes/chemistry , Macrophages , Plant Extracts/chemistry , Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy , Anti-Inflammatory Agents/pharmacology , Anti-Inflammatory Agents/chemistry , Molecular StructureABSTRACT
Nine previously undescribed dichapetalin-type triterpenoids (1-9), along with 12 reported compounds (10-21), were isolated from the twigs of Dichapetalum gelonioides. Their chemical structures were mainly elucidated by comprehensive analysis of HRMS, 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic data. The absolute configuration of compound 1 was further determined based on single-crystal X-ray diffraction. In addition, a part of compounds were evaluated the effects of inhibitory NO production in LPS-induced RAW264.7 macrophages.