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Objective: To study the chemical constituents of stems and leaves from Aphanamixis sinensis and evaluate their antibacterial activities. Methods: The compounds were isolated and purified by various column chromatography techniques, such as silica gel, ODS, Sephadex LH-20, and MCI, and their structures were identified by physiochemical properties and spectroscopic data. Moreover, antimicrobial activities against Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923, Escherichia coli CICC 10003, and Salmonella enterica UK-1 8956 of compounds 1-13 were evaluated by filter paper method. Results: Fifteen compounds were isolated from A. polystachya which were elucidated as (23E)-25-methoxycycloart-23-en-3β-ol (1), 25-hydroxy-cycloart-23-en-3-one (2), 23 (Z)-9,19-cycloart-23-ene-3β,25-diol (3), 23 (E)-cycloart-23-en-3β,25-diol (4), ent-labd-8 (17), 13E-dien-15-ol (5), vulgaro (6), ambroxdiok (7), α-cadinol (8), 1 (10)-en-oxo-7α-isopropanoleremophilane (9), (5R,7R,10S)-isopterocarpolone (10), 1S,4S,5S,10R- 4,10-guaianediol (11), (4R,5R,7S,9S,10S)-(-)-eudesma-11 (13)-en-4,9-diol (12), phytol (13), ergosterol endoperoxide (14) and 7α-hydroxysitosterol (15). Conclusion: All isolates were obtained from this plant for the first time, and compounds 2, 5, 7-10, and 12-15 were isolated from the genus Aphanamixis for the first time. Compound 5 showed obvious activity against S. aureus ATCC 25923 with the MIC value of 5 μg/mL.
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Objective:Aphanamixis grandifolia，a perennial herb of genus Aphanamixis （Meliaceae），has effects in soothing activating collaterals，dredging paisy，expelling wind-evil and removing wetness. This paper aimed to investigate terpenoids from the stems and leaves of A. grandifolia and reveal the effective substances. Method:Totally 22 kg leaves and twigs of A. grandifolia were extracted with 90% EtOH for three times by heating reflux. These extracts were decompressed and concentrated，and then dissolved in water. The solvent was successively extracted with petroleum ether and ethyl acetate. The chemical constituents from petroleum ether and ethyl acetate fractions were isolated by macroporous，silica gel，Sephadex LH-20 and ODS columns，and their chemical structures were determined through MS，NMR analysis（1H and 13C-NMR）and spectroscopic data from literatures，respectively. Result:Twelve compounds were obtained and identified as 16α-hydroxy-3-oxo-24-methyllanosta-7，9（11），24（31）-triene-21-oic acid （1），23（E）-cycloart-en-25-ethoxy-3-ol（2），23（Z）-9，19-cycloart-ene-3β，25-diol（3），23（E）-cycloart-en-3β，25-diol（4），labda-8，13-（E）-dien-15-ol（5），labda-7，13-（E）-dien-15-ol（6），vulgarol（7），（S，E）-6-[6-（5，5-dimethyl-4-oxo-4，5-dihydrofuran-3-yl]-2-methylhepta-1，6-dien-1-yl]-4-methyl-5，6-dihydro-2H-pyran-one（8），nemoralisin（9），nemoralisin C（10），1S，4R，5S，6R，7S，10S-1（5），6（7）-diepoxy-4-guaiol（11） and 1S，4S，5S，10R-4，10-guaianediol（12），respectively. Conclusion:The structures involves triterpenoids，diterpenoids and sesquiterpennoids，and eight of them （1-3，5-8 and 12） are obtained from A. grandifolia for the first time. Those compounds are also isolated from the geneus Aphanamixis for the first time.
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Aphanamixis grandifolia, a perennial herb of genus Aphanamixis (Meliaceae), has the effect of relaxing sinew and activating collaterals, dredging arthralgia, expelling wind-evil and removing wetness, etc. Previous phytochemical investigations on this plant resulted in the isolation of various terpenoid derivatives, including limonoids, tirucallane-type, dammarane-type, and cycloartane-type triterpenoids, as well as diterpenoids and sesquiterpenoids. Moreover, bioactivities of those compounds were evaluated, which displayed extensive biological properties, such as antibacterial, insecticidal, antineoplastic, anti-inflammatory, antimalarial, and antibacterial activities, etc. In this paper, the systematic classification, chemical constituents, and biological activities of A. grandifolia were summarized. It may provide the reference for the further studies of this plant.