A new lignan glycoside from the aerial parts and cytotoxic investigation of Uvaria rufa

Chemical investigation of the aerial parts of Uvaria rufa (Dunal) Blume collected from Vietnam yielded one new lignan glycoside, ufaside (1), along with six known compounds, oxoanolobine (2), ergosta-4,6,8(14),22-tetraen-3-one (3), catechin (4), epicatechin (5), daucosterol (6) and glutin-5-en-3-one (7). Their chemical structures were determined by using NMR, HR-MS spectroscopic analyses and in comparison with the reported data. A cytotoxic analysis of U. rufa herb extracts was performed for the first time using nine human cancer cell lines (MCF-7, MDA-MB-231, LNCaP, MKN7, SW480, KB, LU-1, HepG2 and HL-60) derived from different tumour types. Of these seven constituents, compounds 2 and 3 displayed moderate cytotoxicity against the human lung adenocarcinoma cell line (LU-1) with IC₅₀ values of 9.22 ± 1.02 μg/mL and 10.21 ± 1.16 μg/mL, respectively.     

New lignan glycosides from Glehnia littoralis

From the roots ethanol extract of Glehnia littoralis, two new lignan glycosides, named glehlinoside E (1) and F (2), were obtained. Their structures were determined to be (-)-secoisolariciresinol 4-O-β-D-(6-O-feruloyl) glucopyranoside (1) and (-)-secoisolariciresinol 4-O-β-D-(6-O-caffeloyl) glucopyranoside (2) by analysis of their spectral data, respectively.     

New lignan from the rattan stems of Schisandra chinensis

A new lignan named schilignan F (1), together with twelve known ones (2–13), were isolated from the rattan stems of Schisandra chinensis. Their chemical structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods including one and two-dimensional NMR spectra referring to the literatures as well as high-resolution mass spectrometric analysis. All compounds were evaluated for their cytotoxicities against human Hela cancer cell lines in vitro. The results showed that compounds 2, 6 and 8 exhibited weak cytotoxic activity with IC₅₀ values of 30.6, 86.3 and 41.0 μM, and cisplatin showed cytotoxic activity with IC₅₀ value of 27.3 μM.     

New lignan glycosides from Glehnia littoralis

From the roots ethanol extract of Glehnia littoralis, two new lignan glycosides, named glehlinoside E （1） and F （2）, were obtained. Their structures were determined to be （-）-secoisolariciresinol 4-O-β-D-（6-O-feruloyl） glucopyranoside （1） and （-）- secoisolariciresinol 4-O-f-β-D-（6-O-caffeloyl） glucopyranoside （2） by analysis of their spectral data, respectively.     

Stereochemical assignment of five new lignan glycosides from Viscum album by NMR study combined with CD spectroscopy

The chemical study of the leaves and twigs of Viscum album led to the isolation of five new lignan glycosides, namely, ligalbumosides A–E (2‐6) and one known lignan glycoside, alangilignoside C (1). The structures of five new lignan glycosides were determined to be (7R,8S,8'S)‐4,9,4'‐trihydroxy‐3,5,3',5'‐tetramethoxy‐7,9'‐epoxylignan 9‐O‐β‐D‐glucopyranoside (2), (7S,8S,7'S,8'R)‐4,9,4'‐trihydroxy‐3,5,3',5',7'‐pentamethoxy‐7,9'‐epoxylignan 9‐O‐β‐D‐glucopyranoside (3), (7R,8R,7'S,8'S)‐4,9,4'‐trihydroxy‐3,5,3',5',7'‐pentamethoxy‐7,9'‐epoxylignan 9‐O‐β‐D‐glucopyranoside (4), (7S,8R,7'S,8'R)‐4,9,4'‐trihydroxy‐3,5,3',5',7'‐pentamethoxy‐7,9'‐epoxylignan 9‐O‐β‐D‐glucopyranoside (5), and (7R,8S,7'R,8'S)‐4,9,4',7'‐tetrahydroxy‐3,5,3',5'‐tetramethoxy‐7,9'‐epoxylignan 9‐O‐β‐D‐glucopyranoside (6) using 1D‐, 2D‐NMR, and CD spectra, chemical methods, as well as comparing the results with those reported in the literature. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Two New Glycosides from Rubus amabilis

Rubus amabilis Focke is a shrub which widely spread in China. Its fruits are often processed into health drinks. Its roots, branches and leaves have fairly good medical values1. No phytochemical examination on the plant has been reported up to now. Two new glycosides were obtained from this plant. To our knowledge, they are the first C21-steroid and the first lignan isolated from the genus Rubus.Compound 1 was obtained as a white amorphous powder, mp: 290-292oC, [(]D20 110 (c 0.25, pyridi…     

Investigation of antibacterial and cytotoxic potential of phenolics derived from Cistus incanus L. by means of thin-layer chromatography-direct bioautography and cytotoxicity assay

Cistus incanus L. (hairy rockrose) is a medicinal plant which belongs to the Cistaceae family and the Cistus genus, with a well established position in traditional medicine of the Mediterranean basin and the Middle East. It was the aim of this study to compare antibacterial activity of the phenolics derived from fourteen C. incanus samples of different origin (Turkey, Albania, Greece, and an unknown geographical location) obtained as herbal teas from a local market of diet supplements. This activity was assessed with the use of thin-layer chromatography–direct bioautography (TLC-DB) applied to crude extracts against the Gram negative naturally luminescent marine bacterium Aliivibrio fischeri and the Gram positive soil bacterium Bacillus subtilis as the test microorganisms. It was established that in spite of different origin of the investigated herbal samples, in qualitative terms their antibacterial activity was closely comparable and more strongly pronounced against the Gram positive than the Gram negative bacterium. Crude extract originating from one herbal specimen labelled A3 (sample no. 3 from Albania) underwent selective multi-step extraction of the phenolics, dividing them into six fractions (I to VI) that expectedly contain flavonoid aglycons, free phenolic acids, non-polar flavonoid glycosides, polar flavonoid glycosides, and phenolic acids obtained through the acidic and basic hydrolysis from the respective glycosides. Antibacterial activity of each A3 fraction was then assessed with the use of the same TLC-DB approach and it was established that the strongest effect was exerted by fractions I and II (flavonoid aglycons and free phenolic acids). Moreover, cytotoxic assay was performed for the crude C. incanus extracts against the human colon adenocarcinoma cells and a moderate yet well measurable cytotoxic effect was observed with all investigated C. incanus samples. In analogy to antibacterial activity, also in this case cytotoxic potential of all investigated crude C. incanus extracts was similar.