祁州漏芦中蜕皮甾酮类化学成分的研究

从祁州漏芦的根中分离得到7个蜕皮甾酮化合物,采用近代光谱方法鉴定其为ajugasteroneC-2,3;20,22-diacetonide(1);25-deoxy-9(11)-dehydro-20-hydroxyecdysone-20,22-monoacetonide(2);ajugasteroneC-20,22-monoacetonide(3);ajugasteroneC(4);rhapontisteroneC(5);ecdysterone(6);11α-hydrox-yecdysteroneecdysterone(7).其中化合物1和2是在自然界中首次分离到的新化合物,化合物3是首次在祁州漏芦中分离得到的.     

New cytotoxic steroid from Stachyurus imalaicus var. himalaicus

A phytochemical study of the ethanolic extract of Stachyurus imalaicus var. himalaicus was undertaken and as a result a new polyoxygenated steroid, named stachsterol ((20S)-20, 25-dihydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one, 1) and three known ecdysteroids, 20-hydroxyecdysone (2), 20-hydroxyecdysone-20, 22-monoacetonide (3) and polypodine B-20,22-monoacetonide (4), were isolated. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods, including UV, NMR, MS and HR-MS. The purified product 1 was found to have in vitro cytotoxic activity against human Hela cell lines with an IC50 value of 2.5 microg/mL. This is the first time that phytoecdysteroids have been found in the genus Stachyurus.     

Two New Furostanol Glycosides from Asparagus cochinchinensis

Two new furostanol oligoglycosides named as aspacochioside A(1)and B(2) were isolated from the roots of Asparagus cochinchinensis (Lour.)Merr..Their structures were clucidated to be 3-O-[{α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→4）}{β-D-glucopyranosyl}]-26-O-[β-D-glucopy-ranosyl]-(25S)-5β-furostane-3β，22α，26-triol 1 and 3-O-[{α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→4）}{β-D-glu-copyeransoyl}]-26-O-[β-D-glucopyranosyl]-22α-methoxy-(25S)-5β-furostane-3β，26-diol 2 on the basis of spectroscopic techniques and chemical methods.     

Acetylated triterpene saponins from the Thai medicinal plant, Sapindus emarginatus

From the pericarps of Sapindus emarginatus (Sapindaceae), three new acetylated triterpene saponins were isolated together with hederagenin and five known triterpene saponins, as well as one known sweet acyclic sesquiterpene glycoside, mukurozioside IIb. The structures of new compounds were elucidated as hederagenin 3-O-(2-O-acetyl-beta-D-xylopyranosyl)-(1-->3)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->2)-alpha-L-arabinopyranoside, 23-O-acetyl-hederagenin 3-O-(4-O-acetyl-beta-D-xylopyranosyl)-(1-->3)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->2)-alpha-L-arabinopyranoside and oleanolic acid 3-O-(4-O-acetyl-beta-D-xylopyranosyl)-(1-->3)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->2)-alpha-L-arabinopyranoside by chemical and spectroscopic data.     

Two New Steroidal Saponins from Tacca plantaginea

Two new C27 steroidal glycosides, named taccaoside A(1) and B(2), were isolated from the traditional Chinese herb Tacca plantaginea. The spectroscopic and chemical evidences revealed their structures to be 26-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(25R)-3β,26-dihydroxy furost-5,20-diene-3-O-[α-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1→2)]-[α-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1→3)]-β-D-glucopyranoside(1) and 26-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(25R)-3β,26-dihydroxy furost-5,20-diene-3-O-[α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)]-[β-D-glucopyranosyl(1→3)-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1→3)]-β-D-glucopyranoside(2),respectively.     

Triterpenoid saponins from Ilex mamillata C.Y. Wu ex C.J. Tseng

Two new triterpenoid saponins, ilemaminosides A and B (1 and 2) along with six known saponins (3-8) were isolated from 70% ethanolic extract of the leaves of Ilex mamillata C.Y. Wu ex C.J. Tseng. The new saponins were characterised as 3-O-α-L-arabinopyranosyl-ilexgenin B (1) and 3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1?→?3)-α-L-arabinopyranosyl-ilexgenin B (2). The structures of compounds 1 and 2 were elucidated on the basis of the chemical and spectroscopic methods, and the structures of known compounds were identified by comparison of their spectroscopic data with those reported in the literature. The compounds showed inhibitory activities in anti-inflammatory assay in?vitro with IC(50) values in the range 25.37-38.33?μg?mL(-1).     

Two New Steroidal Glycosides from Ophiopogon japonicus

The tuber of Ophiopogon japonicus Ker-Gawl. is recorded to have various functions, such as against cardiovascular diseases and anti-bacteria, and used as a potent drug to treat different diseases, especially heart diseases1. Since the first steriodal glycoside was isolated from the plant by Japanese scholars2, much attention has been paid to the studies of the chemical components of O. japonicus in recent decades. Steroidal glycosides as the major glycosides with the aglycones of ruscogenin …     

Flavonoid constituents from Spiranthes australis LINDL

Chemical investigation of the whole plant of Spiranthes australis (R. BROWN) LINDL. resulted in the isolation and characterization of three new flavonoid constituents, 5-hydroxy-4'-[(2-isopentenyl)oxy]-3,7,3'-trimethoxyflavone (1), 3-O-[[O-beta-D-xylopyranosyl]-(1-->2)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl]-8-(p-hydroxy-benzyl)-kaempferol (2) and 3-O-[O-[2-O-(E)-p-coumaroyl-beta-D-xylopyranosyl]-(1-->2)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl]-8-(p-hydroxy-benzyl)-kaempferol (3), together with six known flavonoid compounds. The structures of new compounds were determined on the basis of spectroscopic analysis, including HR-ESI-MS, 1D- and 2D-NMR techniques and chemical methods.     

A new steroidal glycoside from the Ophiopogon japonicus Ker-Gawler (Liliaceae)

A new steroidal glycoside (1), (25R)-14α, 17α-hydroxyspirost-5-en-3β-yl 3-O-α-L-rhamnpyranosyl-(1 → 2)-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 → 3)-β-D-glucopyranoside, together with three known steroidal glycosides, (25R)-3β-hydroxyspirost-5-en-1β-yl-3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 → 2)-O-β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1 → 3)-α-L-arabinopyranoside (2), Cixi-ophiopogon B (3) and Cixi-ophiopogon A (4), were obtained from the tuberous roots of Ophiopogon japonicus (Liliaceae). Compound 2 was isolated from the Ophiopogon genus for the first time. Their structures were identified on the basis of extensive mass and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic analysis.     

Two new flavonol glycosides from Sarcopyramis bodinieri var. delicate

Detailed chemical investigation of the herb Sarcopyramis bodinieri var. delicate resulted in the isolation of two new flavonol glycosides, namely, isorhamnetin-3-O-(6'-OE-feruloyl)-beta-D-glucopyranoside (1) and isorhamnetin-3-O-(6'-O-E-feruloyl)-beta-Dgalactopyranoside (2). In addition, four known compounds, quercetin-3-O-(6'-acetyl)-beta-Dglucopyranoside (3), isorhamnetin-3-O-(6'-acetyl)-beta-D-glucopyranoside (4), quercetin-3-O-(6'-O-E-p-coumaroyl)-beta-D-glucopyranoside (5), and isorhamnetin-3-O-(6'-O-E-pcoumaroyl)-beta-D-glucopyranoside (6) were obtained. The structures of the new isolates were determined by extensive spectroscopic analysis.     

3-Hydroxymethylglutaryl flavonol glycosides from a Mongolian and Tibetan medicine, Oxytropis racemosa

Three new flavonol 3-O-glycosides, rhamnetin 3-O-[(S)-3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaroyl(1→6)]-β-D-glucopyranoside (1), rhamnocitrin 3-O-[(S)-3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaroyl(1→6)]-β-D-glucopyranoside (2), and isorhamnetin 3-O-[(S)-3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaroyl(1→6)]-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1→2)-β-D-glucopyranoside (3), along with 13 known compounds, were isolated from Oxytropis racemosa TURCZ. Their structures were deduced by means of spectroscopic methods and chemical evidence. 2 and 6 showed cytotoxic activities against HCT-8 (IC?? 6.38 μM) and A549 (IC?? 5.20 μM), respectively.     

A new diterpene glycoside from Stevia rebaudiana

From the commercial extract of the leaves of Stevia rebaudiana, a new diterpene glycoside was isolated besides the known steviol glycosides including stevioside, rebaudiosides A-F, rubusoside and dulcoside A. The new compound was identified as 13-[(2-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl)oxy] ent-kaur-16-en-19-oic acid-(2-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl) ester (1) on the basis of extensive spectroscopic (NMR and MS) and chemical studies.     

Diterpene glycosides from Stevia rebaudiana

Three novel diterpene glycosides were isolated for the first time from the commercial extract of the leaves of Stevia rebaudiana, along with several known steviol glycosides, namely stevioside, rebaudiosides A-F, rubusoside and dulcoside A. The new compounds were identified as 13-[(2-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl)oxy] ent-kaur-15-en-19-oic acid, 13-[(2-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl)oxy]-16β-hydroxy-ent-kauran-19-oic acid and 13-methyl-16-oxo-17-nor-ent-kauran-19-oic acid-β-D-glucopyranosyl ester on the basis of extensive 2D NMR and MS spectroscopic data as well as chemical studies.     

Diterpenes from the roots of Euphorbia kansui and their in vitro effects on the cell division of Xenopus (part 2)

Four new ingenane-type diterpenes, 3-O-(2,3-dimethylbutanoyl)-13-O-dodecanoyl-20-O-acetylingenol (1), 3-O-(2,3-dimethylbutanoyl)-13-O-dodecanoyl-20-deoxyingenol (2), 3-O-(2E,4Z-decadienoyl)-20-deoxyingenol (3), and 3-O-(2E,4E-decadienoyl)-20-deoxyingenol (4), two new jatrophane-type diterpenes, kansuinins D (9) and E (10), and four known ingenane-type diterpenes were isolated from the root of Euphorbia kansui. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic and chemical analysis, and individual Xenopus cells at the blastular stage were cultured with the diterpenes to test for biological activity. 20-Deoxyingenol diterpenes 3 and 4 induced the greatest cell cleavage arrest (0.5 micro g/ml of each compound resulted in >75% cleavage arrest), but cell cleavage inhibitory activity became weak when C-16 had an acyl residue. In contrast, the jatrophane diterpene kansuinin D (9) showed no activity.     

Three New Cycloartenol Triterpenoid Saponins from the Roots of Cimicifuga simplex Wormsk

Three new cycloartenol triterpene saponins, named shengmaxinsides A-C, have been isolated from the ethyl acetate soluble fraction of an ethanol extract of Cimicifuga simplex Wormsk roots. Their structures were established by chemical tests and detailed spectroscopic analysis as 25-O-acetyl-7,8-didehydrocimigenol-3-O-β-D-galactopyranoside (1), 7,8-didehydrocimigenol-3-O-β-D-galactopyranoside (2) and 7,8-didehydro-24S-O-acetylhydroshengmanol-3-O-β-D-galactopyranoside (3), respectively.     

Two new monoterpene peroxide glycosides from Aster scaber.

The aerial part of Aster scaber Thunb. (Asteraceae) yielded two new monoterpene peroxide glycosides, (3S)-3-O-(3',4'-diangeloyl-beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy)-7-hydroperoxy-3,7-dimethylocta-1,5-diene (1) and (3S)-3-O-(3',4'-diangeloyl-beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy)-6-hydroperoxy-3,7-dimethylocta-1,7-diene (2), and five known compounds, alpha-spinasterol (3), germacra-4(15),5,10(14)-triene-1-beta-ol (4), 7-methoxy-4(15)-oppositen-1-beta-ol (5), 6alpha-methoxy-4(15)-eudesmane-1beta-ol (6) and alpha-spinasterol 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside (7). The structures were established by chemical and spectroscopic methods.     

Flavonoid constituents from the roots of Acanthopanax brachypus

Two new natural products, (3R)-5,7-dihydroxy-8-(2″-O-veratroyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-3-(4'-hydroxyphenyl)-6-methylchroman-4-one (1) and 4'-hydroxyisoflavone-7-O-[α-L-arabinopyranosyl-(1→6)-β-D-glucopyranoside] (2), along with eleven other known flavonoids, were isolated from the roots of Acanthopanax brachypus. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic and chemical evidence.     

Two new triterpenoid saponins isolated from Polygala japonica

Bioassay guided investigation of whole parts of Polygala japonica afforded two new triterpenoid saponins, characterized as 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl medicagenic acid 28-O-{beta-D-xylopyranosyl(1-->4)-[beta-D-apiofuranosyl(1-->3)]-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1-->2)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl} ester (1), 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl 2-oxo-olean-12-en-23, 28-dioic acid 28-O-{beta-D-xylopyranosyl(1-->4)-[beta-D-apiofuranosyl(1-->3)]-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1-->2)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl} ester (2), together with four known triterpenoid saponins (3-6). Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic and chemical methods. Saponins 3, 4 and 5 showed significant anti-inflammation effects on carrageenan-induced acute paw edema in mouse.     

Three new triterpenoid saponins from Dianthus superbus

Three new triterpenoid saponins (1-3) were isolated from the dried aerial parts of Dianthus superbus L. (Caryophyllaceae). Their structures were established as 3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl gypsogenic acid 28-O-[β-D-6-O-((3S)-3-hydroxyl-3-methylglutaryl)glucopyranosyl(1→6)]-β-D-glucopyranoside (1), 3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl gypsogenic acid 28-O-[β-D-glucopyranosyl(1→3)][β-D-6-O-((3S)-hydroxyl-3-methylglutaryl)glucopyranosyl(1→6)]-β-D-glucopyranoside (2), 3-O-α-L-arabinopyranosyl-3β,16α-dihydroxyolean-12-en-23,28-dioic acid 28-O-[β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)]-β-D-glucopyranoside (3), on the basis of various spectroscopic analyses and chemical degradations.