A new lactone from Euscaphis konishii / 中草药

Objective: To study the chemical constituents of Euscaphis konishii. Methods: The chemical constituents from 95% EtOH extract of the stems of E. konishii were isolated by repeated chromatograph with silica gel, Sephadex LH-20 and semi-preparative RP-HPLC. The structure of the separated chemical components was identified by modern spectroscopy identification. Results: Eight compounds were isolated from the ethyl acetate fraction of 95% EtOH extract of E. konishii, and identified as 4 (R)-(4'-hydroxybenzoyl) dihydrofuran-2(3H)-one (1), 6-hydroxymellein (2), euscapholide (3), dehydrovomifoliol (4), ethyl gallate (5), tetraketide (6), p-hydroxybenzoic acid (7) and nicotinic acid (8). Conclusion: Except for compounds 3 and 6, they are all isolated for the first time in this genus, and all compounds are isolated for the first time in this plant. Among them, compound 1 is a new compound named konieuscaphide.

Research progress on chemical constituents of Euscaphis and their pharmacological effects / 中草药

There are three species of medicinal plants of Euscaphis, and two of them are species in China, including Euscaphis japonica and E. konishii, which are valuable traditional Chinese medicine, and are widely used in the folk. Until now, triterpenes, phenoic acids, flavonoids, sesquiterpenes and others components have been found in Euscaphis. Accumulating studies showed that Euscaphis possess the pharmacological activity of anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antiliver fibrosis and antibacteria. This article summarized the chemical and pharmacological research of Euscaphis, which would provide reference to its plant resources utilization and medicinal material basic research.