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

Two new isobutyltartrate monoesters,coelovirin A (1) and B(2),were isolated from the rhizomes of Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hartm. var. bracteatum (Willd.) Richter (Orchidaceae). Their structures were elucidated as (2R,3S)-2-isobutyltartrate-1-(4-β-D-glucopyranosyloxybenzyl) ester 1 and (2R,3S)-2-isobutyltartrate-4-(4-β-D-glucopranosyloxybenzyl) ester 2 on the basis of physical constants and spectroscopic methods including 2D NMR techniques.     

A New Flavonoid Ketohexofuranoside from Leaves of Crataegus pinnatifida Bge.var. major N.E.Br.

Crataegus pinnatifida Bge.var.major N.E.Br. is widely distributed in the northeast part of China. It is used as a medicinal plant to improve digestion, remove retention of food, promote blood circulation and resolve blood stasis both in traditional and folk medicine 1. Preparations of Crataegus leaves improve the heart function, the coronary blood supply and arrhythmia2. Up to now, fifty flavonoids have been isolated from Crataegus3,4. In our previous paper, some new flavonoid glycosides we…     

秦岭龙胆的化学成分

从秦岭龙胆(Gentiana apiata N.E.Br.)全草的乙醇提取物中分离得到4个化合物,通过波谱分析分别鉴定为异荭草甙(isoorientin),龙胆苦甙(gentiopicroside),asystasioside A和蔗糖(D-sucrose).采用二维NMR分析,确定了asystasioside A的立体结构.以上化合物均为首次从该植物中发现.     

Two New Compounds from Hemsleya penxianensis var.gulinensis

Two new compounds,oleanolic acid 28-O- β-D-glucopyranosyl-3-O-α-L-arabinopyranosyl-(1→3)-(6′-butyl ester)-β-D-glucuropyranoside 1,oleanolic acid 28-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl(1→6)-β-D-glucopyranoside 2 have been isolated from the roots of Hemsleya penxianensis var.gulinensis.Their structures were determined on the bases of the spectral and chemical evidences.     

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.     

Bioguided Isolation and Antiproliferative Activity of Constituents from Smilax korthalsii A.D.C. Leaves

Ethyl acetate extract of Smilax korthalsii A.D.C. leaves exhibited antiproliferative activity on leukaemia carcinoma K562, hepatic liver cancer cells WRL and colorectal carcinoma with IC₅₀ of 125.20, 46.10 and 160.00 μM respectively. Isolation of the bioactive ethyl acetate extract of Smilax korthalsii A.D.C. leaves gave eight compounds; 3β‐hydroxyspirost‐5‐ene (diosgenin), 1 , β‐sitosterol, 2 , lup‐5,11,20‐trien‐23‐ol, 3 , uneicos‐9‐enoic acid, 4 , ethylheptadecan‐17‐oic‐9‐enoate, 5 , cis‐octadec‐9‐enoic acid, 6 , hexadec9‐enoic acid, 7 and 11‐methyltridec‐12‐en‐1‐ol, 8 . The isolated compounds were tested against four human cancer cell lines: leukaemia carcinoma, K‐562; hepatic liver cancer cells, WRL; colorectal carcinoma, COLO; and breast carcinoma, MCF‐7 using the MTT assay. Diosgenin 1 exhibited significant antiproliferative activity against all four cell lines (IC₅₀; K562=6.25, WRL=14.34, COLO=38.00, MCF‐7=12.40 μM), while compounds 3, 6 and 7 inhibited the growth of K‐562 at 20, 50 and 100 μM concentrations with IC₅₀ of 90.20, 75.92 and 50.72 μM respectively. Other isolated compounds also showed cytotoxic properties against K‐562, WRL and COLO, but showed low inhibition of MCF‐7.