RESUMO
An Orobanchaceae plant Cistanche tubulosa (SCHENK) WIGHT (Kanka-nikujuyou in Japanese), which is one of the authorized plant resources as Cistanches Herba in both Japanese and Chinese Pharmacopoeias, is a perennial parasitic plant growing on roots of sand-fixing plants. The stems of C. tubulosa have traditionally been used for treatment of impotence, sterility, lumbago, and body weakness as well as a promoting agent of blood circulation. In recent years, Cistanches Herba has also been widely used as a health food supplement in Japan, China, and Southeast Asian countries. Here we review our recent studies on chemical constituents from the stems of C. tubulosa as well as their bioactivities such as vasorelaxtant, hepatoprotective, and glucose tolerance improving effects.
Assuntos
Produtos Biológicos/química , Cistanche/química , Animais , Aorta Torácica/efeitos dos fármacos , Aorta Torácica/metabolismo , Produtos Biológicos/isolamento & purificação , Produtos Biológicos/farmacologia , Cistanche/metabolismo , Glicosídeos/química , Glicosídeos/isolamento & purificação , Glicosídeos/farmacologia , Macrófagos/citologia , Macrófagos/efeitos dos fármacos , Macrófagos/metabolismo , Monoterpenos/química , Monoterpenos/isolamento & purificação , Monoterpenos/farmacologia , Caules de Planta/química , Caules de Planta/metabolismo , Substâncias Protetoras/química , Substâncias Protetoras/isolamento & purificação , Substâncias Protetoras/farmacologia , Vasodilatadores/química , Vasodilatadores/isolamento & purificação , Vasodilatadores/farmacologiaRESUMO
A short synthetic approach was developed for the synthesis of a common trisaccharide core found in kankanose, kankanoside F, H1, H2, and I isolated from the medicinally active plant Cistanche tubulosa. All glycosylations were carried out under nonmetallic reaction conditions. Yields were very good in all intermediate steps.