A new triterpenoid saponin from Bacopa monniera

A new triterpenoid saponin,bacopaside Ⅸ,was isolated from the whole plant of Bacopa monniera (L.) Wettst.and its structure was elucidated as 3-0-{β-d-glucopyranosyl(1 → 4)[α-1-arabinofuranosyl-(1 → 2)]-β-d-glucop-yranosyl}-20-O-α-1-axabinopyranosyljujubogenin by spectroscopic methods and some chemical transformations.     

A new dammarane-type triterpene saponin from Gynostemma pentaphyllum

<正>One new dammarane-type triterpene saponin,named(20S)-3β,20,21-trihydroxydammar-24-ene 3-O-[α-L-rhamnopyranosyl- (1→2)][β-D-xylopyranosyl(1→3)]-β-D-glucopyranoside(1),was isolated from the aerial parts of Gynostemma pentaphyllum (Thunb.) Makino.Its structural elucidation was accomplished mainly on the basis of the interrelation of spectroscopic methods, such as IR,HR-TOF-MS,NMR.     

紫苏叶与白苏叶的总黄酮和微量元素的比较分析

为比较分析紫苏叶与白苏叶的总黄酮和微量元素的含量差异,用可见分光光度法测定了两者总黄酮的含量,用电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法(ICP-AES法)测定了两者微量元素的含量。结果表明,测得紫苏叶与白苏叶中总黄酮的含量分别为7.49%和5.69%,两者均含有Cu、Mn、Zn、Fe等多种微量元素,但含量存在一定的差异。白苏作为紫苏的同种植物资源,有待进一步的开发和利用。     

Sideritis romana L. subsp. purpurea (Tal. ex Benth.) Heywood,a new chemotype from Montenegro

A study on essential oil fractions of the Western Balkan endemic Sideritis romana L. subsp. purpurea (Tal. ex Benth.) Heywood collected in Montenegro is reported. The 24-h systematic steam distillation extraction procedure was performed. The gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric (GC/MS) analysis of the fractions showed γ-elemene and spathulenol as two main constituents, revealing a new chemotype of this plant species. Although varying in the content of these two main compounds, which makes the fractions quite different between each other, evaluation of the anti-Candida activity showed the lack of any significant efficacy.     

A new triterpene saponin from Panax japonicus C. A. Meyer var major (Burk.) C. Y. Wu et K. M. Feng

<正>One new triterpene saponin was isolated from Panaxjaponicus C.A.Meyer var major(Burk.) C.Y.Wu et K.M.Feng,and established as oleanolic acid 3-O-[β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-glucuronopyranosyl-6'-O-n-butyl ester]which showed moderate antitumor activities against the A2780 cells and OVCAR-3 cells.Its structure was established by means of spectral data, particularly NMR,including HSQC and HMBC techniques.     

A new triterpenoid saponin from the leaves and stems of Panax quinquefolium L.

One new triterpenoid saponin,quinquenoside L_(17)(1),was isolated from the leaves and stems of Panax quinquefolium L.,and its structure was elucidated as 20-O-[(β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1-6)-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl)]-6-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-dammar-24-ene- 3,6,12,20-tetraol,by the combination analysis of one-dimensional NMR and two-dimensional NMR,mass spectrometry,CD spectrum and chemical evidences.     

A new coumarin from Wikstroemia indica （L.） C. A. Mey

A new coumadn was obtained from the stems and roots of Wikstroemia indica (L.) C.A.Mey.Its structure was elucidated as methyl 3-(2-hydroxy-4-(7-hydroxy-6-methoxy-2-oxo-2H-chromen-3-yloxy) phenyl) propanoate by spectroscopic methods.     

Septemloside III： A Nonasaccharide Saponin from the Bark of Kalopanax septemlobus （Thunb.） Koidz.

A nonasaccharide saponin, new hederagenin saponin, had been isolated from the bark ofKalopanax septemlobus (Thunb.) Koidz., and its structure was elucidated by HRESI-MS, NMR experi-ments and chemical analyses as 3-O-β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1→4)-13-D-xylopyranosyl-(1→3)-α-L-rhamno-pyranosyl-(1→2)-α-L-arabinopyranosyl hederagenin 28-O-β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1→3)-β-D-xylopyra-nosyl-(1→2)-[α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)]-β-D-glucopyranoside.     

Efficient Separation of Phytochemicals from Muehlenbeckia volcanica (Benth.) Endl. by Polarity-Stepwise Elution Counter-Current Chromatography and Their Antioxidant,Antiglycation, and Aldose Reductase Inhibition Potentials

Muehlenbeckia volcanica (Benth.) Endl. (M. volcanica), native to South America, is a traditional Peruvian medicinal plant that has multi-therapeutic properties; however, no phytochemicals have been identified from it yet. In this study, a five-step polarity-stepwise elution counter-current chromatography (CCC) was developed using methanol/water (1:5, v/v) as the stationary phase and different ratios of n-hexane, ethyl acetate, and n-butanol as mobile phases to separate the compounds from the 70% methanol extract of M. volcanica, by which six compounds with a wide range of polarities were separated in a single run of CCC and were identified as gallic acid, protocatechuic acid, 4,4′-dihydroxy-3,3′-imino-di-benzoic acid, rutin, quercitrin, and quercetin. Then, two compounds from the fractions of stepwise elution CCC were separated using conventional high-speed CCC, pH-zone-refining CCC, and preparative high-performance liquid chromatography, and identified as shikimic acid and miquelianin. These compounds are reported from M. volcanica for the first time. Notably, except for shikimic acid, all other compounds showed anti-diabetic potentials via antioxidant, antiglycation, and aldose reductase inhibition. The results suggest that the polarity-stepwise elution CCC can be used to efficiently separate or fractionate compounds with a wide range of polarities from natural products. Moreover, M. volcanica and its bioactive compounds are potent anti-diabetic agents.     

Two new steroidal glucosides from Ophiopogon.japonicus （L.f.） Ker-Gawl

Two new steroidal glucosides, 26-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl （25S）-furost-5-ene-1β,3β,22α,26-tetraol l-O-β-D-xylopyranosyl- （1 → 3）-[α-h-rhamnopyranosyl-（1 → 2）]-[β-D-fueopyranoside and （25R） spirost-5-ene-3β,14α-diol-3-β-O-β-L-rhanmopyranosyl- （1 → 2）-[β-D-xylopyranosyl（1 → 4）]-[-β-D-glucopyranoside, were isolated from the Ophiopogon japonicus （L.f.） Ker-Gaw. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods.     

Separation and purification of isorhamnetin 3-sulphate from Flaveria bidentis (L.) Kuntze by counter-current chromatography comparing two kinds of solvent systems

The first preparative separation of a flavonoid sulphate isorhamnetin 3-sulphate from Flaveria bidentis (L.) Kuntze by counter-current chromatography (CCC) was presented. Two kinds of solvent systems were used. A conventional organic/aqueous solvent system n-butanol-ethyl acetate-water (4:1:5, v/v) was used, yielding isorhamnetin 3-sulphate 2.0 mg with a purity of 93.4% from 83 mg of pre-enriched crude extract obtained from 553 mg ethanol extract by macroporous resin. A one-component organic/salt-containing system composed of n-butanol-0.25% sodium chloride aqueous solution (1:1, v/v) was also used, and the LC column packed with macroporous resin has been employed for desalination of the target compound purified from CCC. As a result, 2.1 mg of isorhamnetin 3-sulphate with a purity of over 97% has been isolated from 402 mg of crude extract without pre-enrichment. Compared with the conventional organic/aqueous system, the one-component organic/salt-containing aqueous system was more suitable for the separation of isorhamnetin 3-sulphate, and purer target compound was obtained from the crude extract without pre-enrichment using the new solvent system. The chemical structure was confirmed by ESI-MS and (1)H, (13)C NMR. In summary, our results indicated that CCC using one-component organic/salt-containing aqueous solution is very promising and powerful for high-throughput purification of isorhamnetin 3-sulphate from Flaveria bidentis (L.) Kuntze.     

Two New Isobutyltartrate Monoesters from Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hartm. var. bracteatum (Willd.) Richter

Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hartm. var. bracteatum (Willd.) Richter is a plant of the Orchidaceae family, distributed in the Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Gansu and Qinghai provinces of China1. Its dried rhizomes have been used as a tonic in chinese folk medicine2. No chemical constituent is reported from this plant. The present paper deals with the isolation and structural elucidation of two new isobutyltartrate monoesters, named coelovirin A 1 and B 2. The ethanolic extract of the air-drie…     

A new flavonol glycoside from Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Seringe

<正>A new kaempferol glycoside,named kaempferol 3-O-[6″-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-6′′′-O-α-L-rhamnopy ranosyl-2′′′′-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl]-β-D-glucopyranoside,was isolated from Hydrangea macrophylla(Thunb.) Seringe.Its structure was establishedby spectroscopic techniques including MS,IR,UV,and 2D NMR.     

Two New Tartrate Derivative Glucosides from Coeloglossum viride （L.） Hartm. var. bracteatum （Willd.） Richter

Two new tartrate derivative glucosides, coelovirin C (1) and D (2), were isolated from rhizomes of Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hartm. var. bracteamm (Willd.) Richter (Orchidaceae).Their structures were elucidated as (2R, 3S)-2- β-D-glucopyranosyl-2-isobutyltartrate-l-(4-β-D-glucopyranosyloxybenzyl) ester 1 and (2R, 3S)-2-β-D-glucopyranosyl-2-isobutyltartrate-4-(4-β-D-) ester 2 by means of chemical and spectroscopic methods.     

Separation and purification of five phenylpropanoid glycosides from Lamiophlomis rotata (Benth.) Kudo by a macroporous resin column combined with high‐speed counter‐current chromatography

Five phenylethanoid glycosides (PhGs), forsythoside B, verbascoside, alyssonoside, isoverbascoside, and leucosceptoside B, were isolated and purified from Lamiophlomis rotata (Benth.) Kudo by high‐speed counter‐current chromatography (HSCCC) combined with macroporous resin (MR) column separation. In the present study, the two‐phase solvent system composed of ethyl acetate/n‐butanol/water (13:3:10, v/v/v) was used for HSCCC separation. A total of 27 mg of forsythoside B, 41 mg of verbascoside, 29 mg of alyssonoside, 23 mg of isoverbascoside, and 13 mg of leucosceptoside B with purities of 97.7, 99.2, 99.5, 99.3, and 97.3%, respectively, were obtained in a one‐step separation within 4 h from 150 mg of crude extract. The recoveries of the five PhGs after MR‐HSCCC separation were 74.5, 76.5, 72.5, 76.4, and 77.0%, respectively. The chemical structures of all five compounds were identified by ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy.     

Separation of patuletin-3-O-glucoside, astragalin, quercetin, kaempferol and isorhamnetin from Flaveria bidentis (L.) Kuntze by elution-pump-out high-performance counter-current chromatography

Flaveria bidentis (L.) Kuntze is an annual alien weed of Flaveria Juss. (Asteraceae) in China. Bioactive compounds, mainly flavonol glycosides and flavones from F. bidentis (L.) Kuntze, have been studied in order to utilize this invasive weed, Analytical high-performance counter-current chromatography (HPCCC) was successfully used to separate patuletin-3-O-glucoside, a mixture of hyperoside (quercetin-3-O-galactoside) and 6-methoxykaempferol-3-O-galactoside, astragalin, quercetin, kaempferol and isorhamnetin using two runs with different solvent system. Ethyl acetate-methanol-water (10:1:10, v/v) was selected by analytical HPCCC as the optimum phase system for the separation of patuletin-3-O-glucoside, a mixture of hyperoside and 6-methoxykaempferol-3-O-galactoside, and astragalin. A Dichloromethane-methanol-water (5:3:2, v/v) was used for the separation of quercetin, kaempferol and isorhamnetin. The separation was then scaled up: the crude extract (ca 1.5 g) was separated by preparative HPCCC, yielding 12 mg of patuletin-3-O-glucoside at a purity of 98.3%, yielding 9 mg of a mixture of hyperoside and 6-methoxykaempferol-3-O-galactoside constituting over 98% of the fraction, and 16 mg of astragalin (kaempferol-3-O-glucoside) at a purity of over 99%. The pump-out peaks are isorhanetin (98% purity), kaemferol (93% purity) and quercitin (99% purity). The chemical structure of patuletin-3-O-glucoside and astragalin were confirmed by MS and 1H, 13C NMR.     

A bioactive new protostane-type triterpenoid from Alisma plantago-aquatica subsp. orientale (Sam.) Sam.

A new protostane-type triterpenoid, 5β,29-dihydroxy alisol A (1) was isolated from Alisma plantago-aquatica subsp. orientale (Sam.) Sam. as well as 12-deoxyphorbol-13α-pentadecanoate (2). We first report the presence of compound 2 in the genus Alisma. Their structures were established on the basis of 1D and 2D NMR, and HRESIMS spectroscopic analyses. All the isolated compounds were assayed for their inhibitory effects against human carboxylesterase 2 (HCE-2). Compounds 1 and 2 displayed inhibitory activities against HCE-2 with IC₅₀ values of 29.2 and 4.6 μM, respectively. The interaction mechanisms of HCE-2 with compounds 1 and 2 were investigated by molecular docking, respectively.     

A new 2-alkylhydroquinone glucoside from Phagnalon saxatile (L.) Cass

A new 2-alkylhydroquinone glucoside, 1-O-β-d-glucopyranosyl-1,4-dihydroxy-2-((E) 2-oxo-3-butenyl)benzene (1), in addition to nine known compounds were isolated from the aerial parts of Phagnalon saxatile (L.) Cass. (Asteraceae). Their structures were identified based on spectroscopic methods including 1D and 2D NMR, mass spectrometry (HR-ESI-MS), UV spectral analyses and by comparison with literature data. The cytotoxic activity of three isolated compounds (1–3) was evaluated against fibrosarcoma (HT1080), human lung cancer (A549) and breast cancer (MCF7) cell lines.     

A new flavone glycoside from Cancrinia discoidea(Ledeb.) Poljak

<正>A new flavone glucoside,selagin-7-O-(6″-O-acetyl-)-β-D-glycoside,has been isolated from Cancrinia discoidea(Ledeb.) Poljak.Its structure was identified by spectroscopic methods,2D NMR and MS.Compounds exhibited activity of anti-inflammatory in vitro.     

A new furan derivative from an endophytic Aspergillus tubingensis of Decaisnea insignis (Griff.) Hook.f. & Thomson

A new furan derivative named 3-(5-oxo-2,5-dihydrofuran-3-yl) propanoic acid (1) was isolated for the first time. Its structure was elucidated by UV, IR, NMR, HR-ESI-MS and the single-crystal X-ray diffraction spectroscopic data. Meanwhile, the antifungal and antibacterial activities of compound 1 was tested, it exhibited potent antifungal activity against Fusarium graminearum with MIC value of 16?µg/mL and medium antibacterial activity against Streptococcus lactis with MIC value of 32?µg/mL.