Comparison of volatile components in Schisandra propinqua from different habitats by HS-SPME-GC-MS / 中国中药杂志

A headspace solid-phase microextraction gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC-MS) method was developed and optimized for qualitative and semi quantitative analysis of volatile components from Schisandra propinqua, a kind of Yi Nationality herb medicine. This method was used for analysis and evaluation of volatile components from S.propinqua from four different geometrical origins (Yunnan Wuding, Yunnan Luoping, Guizhou Qingzhen and Hubei Shennongjia). 51, 53, 52， 50 compounds were identified from the above four kinds of samples respectively, in which 46 volatile components were contained in all of these four origins. The volatile components in these samples from different geographical origins were then compared by using principal component analysis, cluster analysis and other chemometrics methods. The results suggested that the analysis of volatile components can be used to distinguish the S.propinqua from four origins, and those samples from close geographical origins were more similar in volatile components. The developed method was stable, reliable, and suitable for rapid analysis of volatile components from S.propinqua, providing reference for quality control, drug development and scientific utilization of the herb.

Rapidly identify chemical constituents of Schisandra propinqua by UPLC-Q-Tof/MSE / 中国中药杂志

This study was to identify the chemical constituents of Schisandra propinqua, one herbal medicine of Yi nationality in China by using ultra performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time of flight-mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF/MSE). Acetonitrile- water containing 0.1% formic acid was used as the mobile phase for gradient elution. Data were collected under ESI negative mode and ESI positive mode, and then screened and verified by the software of UNIFI and Masslynx4.1. Based on the accurate mass, fragment ions, neutral losses, mass error, retention time, reference substance, isotope information, the intensity of fragments, as well as the previous reports, the known compounds were validated and identified. The chemical structures of the unknown components were identified according to exact molecular weight, MS fragment, chromatographic retention behavior, and characteristic fragments of known congener compounds. A total of 68 chemical components were identified from S. propinqua, including 3 flavonoids, 10 flavanols, 34 lignans compounds (including 20 dibenzocyclooctene lignans), 4 triterpenoids, 17 organic acid and other compounds. 37 compounds of them were found in S. propinqua for the first time, and one potential compound needed to be identified.

Antioxidant isolated from Schisandra propinqua (Wall. ) Baill

Schisandra propinqua (Wall.) Baill.(Schisandraceae) is widely used as a Chinese folk medicine. In this study, activity-guided fractionation of the ethanol extract from the stem of Schisandra propinqua led to the isolation of four extracts. Subsequently, a neolignan 4,4-di(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenly)-2,3-dimethylbutanol was isolated from the EtOAc part of the stem of Schisandra propinqua, the free radical scavenging activities of which were researched in vitro. The present work demonstrated that extracts and pure compound possessed scavenging activities to DPPH, superoxide anions and hydroxy radical, and could depress lipid peroxidation reaction induced by oxygen radical produced by the Fe2+/cysteine system in vitro. This suggests that the traditional application of Schisandra propinqua in China may be related to its antioxidant activities, and the EtOAc part of the stems of Schisandra propinqua can be utilized as an effective source of antioxidants.

Structural identification of one new phenolic alloside from stems of Schisandra propinqua var. intermedia / 中草药

Objective To study the bioactive components from stems of Schisandra propinqua var. intermedia. Methods Compounds were separated with acombination of multi-chromatography. Their che- mical structures were determined on the basis of spectral analysis and chemical evidence. Results Nine compounds were isolated from S. propinqua var. intermedia. The structures were elucidated as vanillic acid- 4- O-?-D-allopyranoside (Ⅰ), salidroside (Ⅱ), 2-hydroxy-5-(2-hydroxyethyl)-phenyl-?-D-glucopyranoside (Ⅲ), 3, 4-dimethoxyphenyl-4-?-D-glucopyranoside (Ⅳ), 3, 5-dihydroxybenzoic acid-4-O-?-D-glucopyranoside (Ⅴ), 3, 5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxy-benzoic acid (Ⅵ), 4-methoxy-benzoic acid (Ⅶ), vanillic acid (Ⅷ) and protocatechuic acid (Ⅸ). Conclusion Compound Ⅰ is a new phenolic alloside and others are isolated from S. propinqua var. intermedia for the first time.