A new anti-diabetic sesquiterpenoid from Acorus calamus

A new sesquiterpenoid,1β,5α-guaiane-4β,10α-diol-6-one(1),was isolated from 70%EtOH extract of the rhizomes of Acorus calamus.The structure was determined on spectroscopic methods,especially 2D NMR techniques.The absolute configuration of 1 was confirmed by TDDFT quantum chemical calculation of its ECD spectrum.Compound 1 showed promising anti-diabetic activity on a insulin-mediated glucose consumption model of HepG2 cells.     

Lipids of Acorus calamus

Lipids of the leaves, stems, and rhizomes with roots ofAcorus calamusL. were investigated. The neutral-lipid classes and fatty-acid composition of neutral-, glyco-, and phospholipids were determined. The essential oil content in the total lipids of A. calamus was established by steam distillation.     

石菖蒲根中微量元素的含量分析

目的：运用火焰原子吸收光谱法测定中药石菖蒲根中的 Fe、 Zn、 Mg、 Ca、 Cu 5种金属元素的含量。方法用浓 HNO3-HClO4消解样品,采用标准曲线法测定其5种金属元素含量。结果所测的样品中含有丰富的人体必需微量元素,尤其是 Fe 含量极高。方法回收率在98．60％～104．60％之间,样品相对偏差小于5％。结论该法简单、准确,结果令人满意。     

An efficient combination of supercritical fluid extraction and high-speed counter-current chromatography to extract and purify (E)- and (Z)-diastereomers of α-asarone and β-asarone from Acorus tatarinowii Schott

In this study, supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) was used to extract essential oil from Acorus tatarinowii Schott under the pressure of 25 MPa and temperature of 35°C. Two (E)- and (Z)-diastereomers of α-asarone and β-asarone were separated and purified by high-speed counter-current chromatography (HSCCC) with a two-phase solvent system composed of n-hexane-ethyl acetate-methanol-water (1:0.2:1:0.3, v/v). The separation yielded a total of 39 mg of α-asarone and 463 mg of β-asarone from 1.0 g of essential oil in one-step separation with the purity of 98.9 and 99.1%, respectively, as determined by HPLC. The chemical structures of these compounds were identified by EI-MS, (1)H-, and (13)C-NMR.     

A rapid HPLC‐ESI‐MS/MS method for determination of β‐asarone,a potential anti‐epileptic agent,in plasma after oral administration of Acorus calamus extract to rats

β‐Asarone (BAS), a phenylpropanoid from Acorus calamus Linn., has shown biological effects in the management of cognitive impairment conditions such as Alzheimer's disease. The present paper describes a selective and sensitive liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometric method (HPLC‐MS/MS) using electrospray ionization source (ESI) for quantification of BAS in rat plasma. Briefly, the plasma samples were pre‐treated using a simple solid‐phase extraction method. The separation of BAS and the internal standard, caffeine, was achieved on an Agilent Zorbax XDB C₁₈ column (50 × 2.1 mm i.d., 5 µm) using 0.2 mL/min isocratic mobile phase flow. The detection was performed using an Applied Biosystems Hybrid Q‐Trap API 2000 mass spectrometer equipped with an ESI source operated in positive mode. Also, the developed bioanalytical method was validated as per the US FDA bioanalytical guidelines over the concentration range of 9.79–4892.50 ng/mL (r² ≥ 0.9951) for BAS from rat plasma. The mean percentage recovery (n = 3) for the low, middle and high quality control samples was 86.92 ± 3.89, 85.30 ± 1.09 and 87.24 ± 4.03%, respectively. The applicability of the validated HPLC‐MS/MS method was demonstrated by successful measurement of BAS from plasma following oral administration of Acorus calamus rhizome extracts to three female albino Wistar rats. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Two pairs of chlorine-containing phenylpropanoid enantiomers from Acorus tatarinowii

Two pairs of chlorine-containing phenylpropanoid enantiomers (1a/1b and 2a/2b) were isolated from the rhizomes of Acorus tatarinowii. Interestingly, these optical isomers (1a/1b and 2a/2b) were co-existed in the same plant, which were characterized as the first halogen-containing natural products from the genus Acorus. Their structures and absolute configurations were elucidated by a combination of spectroscopic analysis and a single-crystal X-ray diffraction, assisted by a modified Mosher's method. The phenylpropanoid isomers (1a/1b and 2a/2b) were evaluated for their antioxidant activities using DPPH assay and cytotoxic activities against five human cancer cell lines.     

不同产地石菖蒲的挥发性成分研究

采用气相色谱-质谱联用技术(GC-MS)对安徽安庆、浙江金华、河南嵩县和河南驻马店4个产地石菖蒲的挥发性成分进行了研究,共鉴定出45种化学成分,并测定了其相对含量.其中,相对含量大于1%的共有挥发性成分为β-细辛醚、γ-细辛醚、α-细辛醚和顺式-甲基异丁香酚.这4种共有挥发性成分的保留时间及相对含量可作为石菖蒲鉴别和质...     

Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the major constituents in Acorus tatarinowii Schott by HPLC/ESI‐QTOF‐MS/MS

Acorus tatarinowii Schott (ATS) is a well‐known traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for the treatment of epilepsy, amnesia and insomnia. In this study, a methodology utilizing high‐performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled with electrospray ionization quadrupole time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry (ESI‐QTOF‐MS/MS) was established for the separation and structural identification of the major chemical constituents in ATS for the first time. Overall, 46 major constituents including flavonoid glycosides, phenylpropane derivatives, amides and lignans were identified or tentatively characterized. Seven major constituents, including four phenylpropane derivatives and three lignans, were further quantified as marker substances, which showed good linearity within the test ranges. These results indicated that the developed quantitative method was linear, sensitive, and precise for quality control of ATS. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A New Steroid Glycoside Derivative from Acorus Calamus L.

A new steroid glycoside derivative, 4′‐O‐docosanoyl‐3‐O‐β‐D‐glucosyl‐sitosterol, along with six known steroids has been isolated from the ethanol extract of the rhizoma of Acorus calamus L. The structures of the new and known compounds were established on the basis of extensive 1D and 2D NMR spectral data.     

Acorafuran, a new sesquiterpenoid from Acorus calamus essential oil

The structure of acorafuran (6-isopropyl-4-methyl-7,8-dihydro-6H-naphtho[1,8-bc]furan), a new cadalin-type sesquiterpenoid from Acorus calamus essential oil, was established using spectral data (NMR, mass spectrometry). __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 566–568, November–December, 2006.