Studies on chemical constituents possessing DNA cleavage activity / 中草药

ABSTRACT

Object To study the chemical structures and DNA cleavage activity of the water-soluble constituents from Polygonum bistorta L.Methods To isolate the constituents by reverse phase chromatography, and characterize their structures by the analysis of chemical property and spectral data.Results Ten compounds were isolated from the 60% acetone extract of the rhizoma from P.bistorta.Their structures were elucidated as gallic acid (Ⅰ), tryptophan (Ⅱ), 2, 6-dihydroy-bezoic acid (Ⅲ), (+)-catechin (Ⅳ), chlorogenic acid (Ⅴ), (-)-epicatechin-5-O-?-D-glucopyranoside (Ⅵ), (+)-catechin-7-O-?-D-glucopyranoside (Ⅶ), 1-(3-O-?-D-glucopyranosyl-4, 5-dihydroxy-phenyl)-ethanone (Ⅷ), (+)-catechin-5-O-?-D-glucopyranoside (Ⅸ) and (-)-epicatechin (Ⅹ), respectively.Conclusion Compounds Ⅱ, Ⅲ, Ⅴ-Ⅹ were isolated from the plant for the first time.Compounds Ⅰ, Ⅳ, Ⅵ, Ⅶ, Ⅸ, Ⅹ showed significant DNA cleavage activity.