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Phytochemical study on the methanol extract of the stems of Tinospora crispa (L.) Hook.f. & Thomson led to the isolation of thirteen compounds including three undescribed cis-clerodane-type furanoditerpenoids (1-3) and ten known ones (4-13). Their chemical structures were determined by IR, HR-ESI-MS, 1D-, and 2D-NMR spectra. Compounds 2-4, 6 and 8 inhibited moderately NO production in LPS activated RAW 264.7 cells with the IC50 values of 83.5, 57.6, 75.3, 78.1, and 74.7â µM, respectively.
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Eight furostanol glycosides including five undescribed compounds, named tribufurostanosides A-E (1-5), and three known ones (6-8) were isolated from the fruits of Tribulus terrestris L. Their chemical structures were determined by the IR, HR-ESI-MS, 1D-, and 2D-NMR spectra. Furostanols 1-8 significantly inhibited nitric oxide production in LPS activated RAW 264.7â cells with IC50 values ranging from 14.2 to 64.7â µM, compared to that of the positive control compound, dexamethazone (IC50 13.6â µM).
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Phytochemical study on the methanol extract of the stem barks of Aphanamixis polystachya led to the isolation of four previously undescribed (1-4) and ten known compounds (5-14). Their chemical structures were elucidated to be 11-methoxysawaranospiroride C (1), 6α,9S,10,13-tetrahydroxymegastigmane-3-one (2), 11-hydroxyaphanamixin B (3), (2Z,6E,13E)-2,6,13-triene-11,15-dihydroxyphytanic acid (4), cinnacasside D (5), cinnacasside E (6), vilsonol F (7), (3S,5R,6S,7E,9R)-3,5,6,9-tetrahydroxy-7-en-megastigmane (8), (3S,5R,6R,7E,9R)-3,6,9,10-tetrahydroxy-7-en-megastigmane (9), citroside A (10), threo-1-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-1,2,3-propanetriol (11), 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl-1-O-ß-D-glucopyranoside (12), p-coumaric acid (13), ferulic acid (14) by HR-ESI-MS, ECD, 1D-, and 2D-NMR spectra. Compounds 1, 3, 4, and 9 showed NO production inhibitory activity in LPS activated RAW 264.7 cells with IC50 values of 42.0, 67.9, 20.5, and 78.6â µM, respectively, while the remaining compounds were inactive with IC50 values over 100â µM.
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Lipopolysaccharides , Nitric Oxide , Plant Bark , Mice , RAW 264.7 Cells , Lipopolysaccharides/antagonists & inhibitors , Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology , Animals , Plant Bark/chemistry , Nitric Oxide/antagonists & inhibitors , Nitric Oxide/biosynthesis , Nitric Oxide/metabolism , Plant Stems/chemistry , Plant Extracts/chemistry , Plant Extracts/pharmacology , Plant Extracts/isolation & purification , Molecular Structure , Structure-Activity RelationshipABSTRACT
From the methanol extract of the Cryptolepis buchananii fruits, four undescribed pentacyclic triterpenene glycosides (1-4) and five known pentacyclic triterpenenes (5-9) were isolated. Their structures were determined to be uncargenin C 28-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1â2)-ß-D-glucopyranosyl ester (1), 3-O-ß-D-glucopyranosyluncargenin C 28-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1â2)-ß-D-glucopyranosyl ester (2), 3-O-ß-D-glucopyranosyl-(1â6)-ß-D-glucopyranosyl-6ß,23-dihydroxyursolic acid 28-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1â2)-ß-D-glucopyranosyl ester (3), 3-O-ß-D-glucopyranosyl-(1â2)-ß-D-glucopyranosylasiatic acid 28-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1â2)-ß-D-glucopyranosyl ester (4), asiatic acid (5), 2α,3ß,23-trihydroxyoleana-11,13(18)-dien-28-oic acid (6), arjunolic acid (7), 6ß-hydroxyarjunolic acid (8), and actinidic acid (9) based on analyses of their HR-ESI-MS, 1D and 2D NMR spectra. All the isolates showed significantly NO production inhibition in LPS-activated RAW264.7 cells with the IC50 values ranging from 18.79 to 37.57â µM, compared to that of the positive control compound, dexamethasone, which showed IC50 value of 14.05â µM.
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Saponins , Triterpenes , Cryptolepis , Esters , Fruit , Glycosides/pharmacology , Glycosides/chemistry , Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology , Pentacyclic Triterpenes/pharmacology , Saponins/chemistry , Triterpenes/pharmacology , Triterpenes/chemistryABSTRACT
Five new triterpenoid glycosides, named campetelosides A-E (1-5), together with three known compounds, chikusetsusaponin IVa (6), umbellatoside B (7), and silvioside E (8) were isolated from the leaves of Camellia petelotii (Merr.) Sealy. Their chemical structures were determined by interpretations of HR-ESI-MS and NMR spectra. In addition, compounds 1-8 were evaluated for their α-glucosidase inhibitory effects. Compounds 1-3 significantly showed α-glucosidase inhibitory activity with IC50 values of 166.7±6.0, 45.9±2.6, and 395.3±10.5â µM, respectively, compared to that of the positive control, acarbose, with an IC50 value of 200.4±10.5â µM.