Chemical constituents from Pogonatum inflexum / 中草药

Objective: To investigate the chemical constituents from Pogonatum inflexum. Methods: The constituents were separated by column chromatographic methods of silica gel, Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography and liquid phase preparation, and the structure of the compounds was identified by comparing the physicochemical properties of the compounds with the spectral data. Results: A total of 16 compounds were obtained from P. inflexum, which were identified as tricin (1), irisflorentin (2), 3,5,4'-trihydroxy-7,3'-dimethoxyflavone (3), 3,5,3'-trihydroxy-7,4'-dimethoxyflavanone (4), 5,2'-dihydroxy-6,7-methylenedioxy- flavanone (5), 5,2',3'-trihydroxy-6,7-methylenedioxyflavanone (6), apigenin (7), kaempferol (8), kaempferide (9), naringenin (10), quercetin (11), baicalein (12), luteolin (13), protocatechuic aldehyde (14), 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-benzaldehyde (15), and 2-hydroxy-5-(2-hydroxy-4- methoxybenzyl)-4-methoxybenzaldehyde (16). Conclusion: All compounds are isolated from the genus Pogonatum for the first time, among them, dihydroflavones may be the characteristic components of this genus.

Identification of Prototype Compounds and Their Metabolites in Rat Plasma After Oral Administration of Aurantii Fructus Extract by UPLC-Q-TOF/MS / 中国实验方剂学杂志

Objective:To study the serum pharmacochemistry of Aurantii Fructus （AF）， and to investigate the pharmacological material basis of AF extract in rats. Method:Rapid identification and speculation of the prototype constituents and their metabolites in vivo were carried out according to the relative retention time， accurate relative molecular mass， cleavage fragments of MS/MS and neutral loss of metabolites with ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry （UPLC-Q-TOF/MS） technique by comparing the differences between different samples such as AF extracts， blank plasma， and administered plasma under the same chromatographic and mass spectrometric conditions. Result:After oral administration of the AF extract， 74 transitional constituents absorbed into the blood were detected in serum， in which 49 compounds were prototype constituents and the other 25 were metabolites. The prototype constituents could be divided into dihydroflavones， polymethoxyflavonoids， limonins， coumarins and alkaloids. The identified metabolites included glucuronic acid conjugates， sulfuric acid conjugates， hydroxylated products of flavonoid glycosides and polymethoxyflavonoids， as well as the simultaneous glucuronidation and sulfation products. Conclusion:The constituents absorbed into the blood and their metabolites may be the pharmacodynamic components of AF. Among them， alkaloids， polymethoxyflavonoids and coumarins are mainly introduced into the blood in the prototype form， while naringin and neohesperidin （the index components） exert effect mainly through hydrolysis into aglycones. This work will help to further elucidate the material basis of AF.

Study on the Chemical Constituents in the Ethyl Acetate Extract of Balanophora involucrate / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE： To study the chemical constituents in the ethyl acetate extract of Balanophora involucrate， and to provide reference for further enriching chemical constituent of the plant and the development and utilization of B. involucrate. METHODS： The whole plant of B. involucrate was extracted with 75％ ethyl alcohol. The extraction was carried out by petroleum ether， dichloromethane， ethyl acetate and n-butyl alcohol in turn. The chemical compounds from ethyl acetate extract part were isolated and purified by silica gel column， gel column and semi-preparative HPLC. The structures were identified on the basis of spectral spectrum （mass spectrum， hydrogen spectrum and carbon spectrum） data and literature reports. RESULTS： Thirteen compounds were isolated from ethyl acetate extract part of B. involucrate， identified respectively as pyracanthoside （1）， 5，7，3′ ，5′ -tetrahydroxyflavanone （2）， naringenin （3）， homoeriodictyol （4）， hesperetin （5）， sakuranetin （6）， eriodyctiol （7）， aureusidin-6-O-β-D-glucopyranoside （8）， penicillic acid （9）， dihydropenicillic acid （10）， 2-methyl-3-foroic acid （11）， 5-hydroxymaltol （12） and 5， 7-dyhydroxy chromone （13）. Most of them were dihydroflavones. Compounds 2 to 13 are isolated from Balanophora genus for the first time. CONCLUSIONS： The study enriched the chemical constituents of the Balanophora genus and lays foundation for quality evaluation of B. involucrate.