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Objective: To study the antitumor constituents from Chloranthus fortunei. Methods: Various chromatographic techniques and spectroscopic methods were applied to investigate the chemical constituents from C. fortunei, and some of the compounds were screened for their antitumor activities by MTT method. Results: Sixteen compounds were obtained from the whole plants of C. fortunei and identified as rosmarinic acid (1), 2’-hydroxy-4,3’,4’,6’-tetramethoxychalcone (2), flavokawain A (3), cycloshizukaol A (4), atractylenolide III (5), 4β-hydroxy-8,12-epoxyeudesma-7,11-diene-1,6-dione (6), (8α)-6,8-dihydroxycadina-7 (11),10 (15)-dien-12-oic acid γ-lactone (7), curcolonol (8), 11-hydroxyldrim-8,12-en-14-oic acid (9), friedelin (10), isovanillic acid (11), 6β-hydroxystigmast-4-en-3-one (12), 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid (13), shikimic acid (14), scopolin (15) and N-acetyltyramine 1-O-β-D-glucoside (16). Compounds 4 and 5 showed weak cytotoxicity with IC50 ranged from 46 to 85 μmol/L. Conclusion: Compounds 2, 10, 11, and 13-15 are obtained from the genus Chloranthus for the first time and compounds 1-3 and 6-16 are isolated from C. fortunei for the first time. Some sesquiterpenoids from C. fortunei exhibited weak antitumor activities.
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Objective: To investigate the chemical constituents from the flesh of Trichosanthes kirilowii. Methods: The chemical constituents from n-butanol fraction of 95% ethanol extract of the flesh of T. kirilowii were separated by silica gel and ODS chromatogram columns as well as preparative HPLC. On the basis of NMR and MS data analysis, their structures were elucidated. Results: Twenty-six compounds were isolated from 95% ethanol extract of T. kirilowii, of which six organic esters were ethyl laurate (1), dibutyl phthalate (2), diethyl ethaneioate (3), dibutyl-2-malate (4), 6,10,14,18-tetramethyl-2-ethyl-7-ene-3-hydroxyl-ninecanol- 1-butyl ester (5), drechslerol-B (6), nine organic acids and phenolic acids were p-hydroxybenzaldehyde (7), salicylic acid (8), vanillic acid (9), isovanillic acid (10), protocatechuate (11), trans-cinnamic acid (12), p-hydroxycinnamic acid (13), trans-ferulic acid (14), and lauric acid (15), eight flavonoids were diosmetin (16), apigenin (17), chrysoeriol (18), luteolin (19), 4’-hydroxyscutellarin (20), quercetin (21), diosmetin-7-O-β-D-glucoside (22), chrysoeriol-7-O-β-D-glucoside (23), two aldehydes were 5-acetoxymethyl- 2-furaldehyde (24), 5-hydroxymethyl furfural (25) and one cycloaltinol compounds was cyclotucanol 3-palmitate (26). Conclusion: All compounds except compound 10 are isolated from the Trichosanthes genus for the first time.
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Objective: To study the chemical constituents and its anti-inflammtory activity effect of Phyllanthus emblica. Methods: The chemical constituents of P. emblica were isolated and purified by silica gel column chromatography, ODS column chromatography, Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography, semi-preparative high-performance liquid chromatography and recrystallization method. Through their spectra data, physical and chemical properties analysis, the structures of those compounds with high content were identified. LPS-induced RAW264.7 inflammatory cell model was established to evaluate the effect of compounds in P. emblica on proinflammatory factors (NO, IL-6, TNF-α, and MCP-1) of RAW264.7 inflammatory cells. Results: Totally, 14 compounds were isolated from P. emblica. and idetified as isovanillic acid (1), trans-cinnamic acid (2), p-hydroxybenzaldehyde (3), coniferyl aldehyde (4), quercetin (5), kaempferol-3-O-α-L-rhamnose (6), naringenin (7), 2-hydroxy-3-methyl phenylpropiolate (8), hydroquinone (9), myricetin (10), 2-furoic acid (11), methyl gallate (12), protocatechuic acid (13), gallic acid (14). The experiment of anti-inflammatroy effects showed that those compounds had different inhibitory effects on the production of inflammatory factors NO, IL-6, TNF-α and MCP-1. Conclusion: Compounds 1, 3, 4, 8-11 and 13 are isolated from P emblica for the first time. The anti-inflammatory effect of P. emblica is related to its phenolic acids.
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Objective: To study the antipyretic and anti-inflammatory constituents from the active fraction of Reduning Injection (RI). Methods: The active fraction of RI was screened by the LPS-induced mouse endotoxin shock model. The chemical constituents were isolated by chromatography on silica gel, ODS, Sephadex LH-20, Toyopearl HW-40 columns, reverse phase MPLC, and HPLC repeatedly, and their structures were identified by spectral data and physicochemical property. Results: The 95% ethanol eluate of RI on the macroporous adsorption resin column was proved to be the antipyretic and anti-inflammatory active fraction of RI. Fourteen compounds were isolated and identified as dibutyl phthalate (1), isovanillic acid (2), acetovanillone (3), phenylpropionic acid (4), geniposide (5), jasmigeniposide B (6), geniposidic acid (7), genipin-1-β-D-gentiobioside (8), 6″-O-trans-p-coumaroylgenipin gentiobioside (9), 6″-O-trans-feruloylgenipin gentiobioside (10), 6″-O-trans-sinapoylgenipin gentiobioside (11), jasmigeniposide A (12), 6″-O-trans-cinnamoylgenipin gentiobioside (13), and 2'-O-trans-caffeoylgardoside (14). Conclusion: Compounds 1-4 and 13 are reported from RI for the first time; And UPLC analyses and literature data showe that compounds 5 and 7-13 are originated from Gardenia jasminoides.
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Objective: To study the chemical constituents of ethyl acetate fraction in 80% ethanol reflux extract from the aerial part of Gynura divaricata. Methods: Column chromatographic techniques were applied to isolate and purify the chemical constituents. The chemical structures of the constituents were elucidated on the basis of mass properties and NMR spectral data. Results: Fourteen compounds were isolated and their structures were determined spectroscopically as succinic acid (1), methyl succinate (2), ethyl succinate (3), ethyl methyl succinate (4), 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (5), salicylic acid (6), isovanillic acid (7), p-coumaric acid (8), esculetin (9), quercetin (10), kaempferol (11), isoquercitrin (12), astragalin (13), and rutin (14). Conclusion: Compounds 1-4 and 6-9 are isolated from this plant for the first time.
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Objective: To study the nonflavonoid constituents in the leaves of Apocynum venetum, the medicinal halophyte. Methods: The constituents were isolated and purified by silica gel and Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography as well as preparative HPLC, and their structures were elucidated by means of physicochemical properties and spectrosocpic analyses. Results: Fifteen nonflavonoid compounds were isolated from the methanol extract from the leaves of A. venetum, and identified as scopoletin (1), esculetin (2), methyl chlorogenate (3), chlorogenic acid (4), grasshopper ketone (5), benzyl-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (6), 2-phenylethyl-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (7), 1-β-O-benzoyl-D-glucopyranoside (8), tyrosol (9), isovanillic acid (10), vanillic acid (11), protocatechuic acid (12), lupeol (13), β-amyrin (14), and α-linolenic acid (15). Conclusion: Compounds 2, 3, 5-10, 14, and 15 are isolated from this plant and the plants in Apocynum Linn. for the first time.