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ABSTRACT: The structures of five furostanol glycosides (1–5), of which the 26-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(25S),5α-furost20(22)-en-12-one-2α,3β,26-triol-3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-D-galactopyranoside (1) was new, from the leaves of Tribulus terrestris L. were established using chemical and NMR spectroscopic methods.
Keywords
Tribulus terrestris L.-Zygophyllaceae-Furostanol glycosides
Chemistry of Natural Compounds 04/2012; 46(2):242-245. · 1.03 Impact Factor
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Chemistry of Natural Compounds 04/2012; 44(1):140-141. · 1.03 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The fruit of Thladiantha dubia has been used in Chinese manchu nationality folk medicine for treatment of various pains, such as rheumatic pain, lumbocrural pain, and dysmenorrhea. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the anti-rheumatic effect of Thladiantha dubia fruit crude polysaccharide (TF-P) fraction in rats.
TF-P was evaluated in mice for analgesic activity using acetic acid-induced abdominal contractions test and for anti-inflammatory activity using xylene-induced ear oedema model. Moreover, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was induced by injection of CFA into the subplantar surface of the hind paw of the male Wistar rats. Joint swelling was measured. In order to evaluate the effect of TF-P on disease progression, proinflammatory mediators (TNF-α and IL-2), and antioxidant indicators (SOD, MDA, and NO) were determined in rats induced by CFA. Pathologic changes of RA in rats were also observed under light microscope.
In the present study, TF-P at the dose of 200mg/kg (according to the clinical traditional dosage) significantly reduced writhings and stretchings induced by the acetic acid in mice. TF-P significantly inhibited xylene-induced ear oedema in mice, compared with control group. TF-P significantly inhibited inoculated and non-inoculated joint swellings in rats induced by CFA. TF-P had no effect of body weight in rats. The histopathological analysis suggested that TF-P obviously alleviated the degree of RA rats. TF-P treated rats preserved a nearly normal histological architecture of the joint. Results of the present study confirm the use of Thladiantha dubia traditionally for the treatment of painful and inflammatory conditions. Those results suggest TF-P has protective and therapeutic effects on RA rats induced by CFA.
Journal of ethnopharmacology 08/2011; 137(3):1381-7. · 2.32 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Starfish have been the research topic in many chemical and pharmacological laboratories due to their complex secondary metabolites and diverse bioactivities. The aim of this review is to provide an up-to-date review on the chemistry and bioactivity of compounds isolated from all kinds of starfish to illustrate the chemodiversity and biological significance of these constituents, along with their geographical distribution where it is discernible.
Chemistry & Biodiversity 05/2011; 8(5):740-91. · 1.80 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Guided by the brine shrimp lethality assay, a new cyclitol derivative, sarcotride D (1), was isolated from a marine sponge Sarcotragus species. The structure was established based on NMR and MS analyses.
Natural product research 03/2011; 25(6):648-52. · 1.01 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Diketopiperazines (DKPs), which are cyclic dipeptides, have been detected in a variety of natural resources. Recently, the interest in these compounds increased significantly because of their remarkable bioactivity. This review deals with the chemical structures, biosynthetic pathways, and biological activities of DKPs from marine microorganisms, sponges, sea stars, tunicates (ascidians), and red algae. The literature has been covered up to December 2008, and a total 124 DKPs from 104 publications have been discussed and reviewed. Some of these compounds have been found to possess various bioactivities including cytotoxicity, and antibacterial, antifungal, antifouling, plant-growth regulatory, and other activities.
Chemistry & Biodiversity 12/2010; 7(12):2809-29. · 1.80 Impact Factor
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Shen Ren,
Wei Ma, Tunhai Xu,
Xiuping Lin,
Hao Yin,
Bin Yang,
Xue-Feng Zhou,
Xian-Wen Yang,
Lijuan Long,
Kyung Jin Lee,
Qipin Gao,
Yonghong Liu
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ABSTRACT: Two new alkaloids, dysideanins A (1) and B (2), along with two known diketopiperazines, cyclo-(Pro-Leu) (3) and cyclo-(Pro-Ile) (4), were isolated from the marine sponge Dysidea sp. The structures were established from NMR and MS analysis. Dysideanin B (2) exhibited antibacterial activity. The thiomethylated imidazolinium unit as found in dysideanin A is very rarely encountered in nature.
The Journal of Antibiotics 11/2010; 63(12):699-701. · 1.65 Impact Factor
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Chemistry & Biodiversity 09/2010; 7(9):2201 - 2227. · 1.80 Impact Factor
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Yan Peng,
Jianxian Zheng,
Riming Huang,
Yifei Wang, Tunhai Xu,
Xuefeng Zhou,
Qiuying Liu,
Fanli Zeng,
Huaiqiang Ju,
Xianwen Yang,
Yonghong Liu
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ABSTRACT: A new polyhydroxy sterol ester, (25S)-5alpha-cholestane-3beta,6alpha,7alpha,8,15alpha,16beta-hexahydroxyl-26-O-14'Z-eicosenoate (1), together with seven known steroid derivatives (2-8), were isolated from the EtOH extract of the whole body of China Sea starfish Asterina pectinifera. The structure of 1 was determined by using extensive spectra analysis (IR, 1D and 2D NMR, and MS), chemical degradation, and comparison with the known compound (25S)-5alpha-cholestane-3beta,6alpha,7alpha,8,15alpha,16beta,26-heptol (2). All the isolates were evaluated for their antiviral activity against herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and their cytotoxicity against human liver carcinoma HepG2 cell line in vitro. Compounds 3-6, and 8 exhibited antiviral activity against HSV-1 virus with the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) values of 0.2, 0.05, 0.2, 0.22, and 0.07 microM, respectively. While compounds 4 and 5 exhibited cytotoxicity against HepG2 cells with IC(50) values of 0.2 and 1.6 microM, respectively.
Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin 06/2010; 58(6):856-8. · 1.70 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Besides two known glycosides, a new furostanol glycoside was isolated from the Fruits of Tribulus terrestris L. The structure of the new furostanol glycoside was established as 26-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(25S)-5alpha-furostane-20(22)-en-12-one-3beta, 26-diol-3-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->2)-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->4)]-beta-D-galactopyranoside (1) on the basis of 1D and 2D-NMR techniques, including COSY, HMBC, and HMQC correlations.
Molecules 01/2010; 15(2):613-8. · 2.39 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A new triterpenoid saponin was isolated from Pulsatilla cernua, along with eight known triterpenoids and triterpenoid glycosides. The new compound was identified as 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->4)-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl-bayogenin-28-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->4)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester (1) on the basis of 1D, 2D-NMR techniques, including COSY, HMBC, and HMQC correlations, MS analysis, as well as chemical methods.
Molecules 01/2010; 15(3):1891-7. · 2.39 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A new N-acyl taurine (1), together with a new natural product, l-(beta-D-ribofuranosyl)-1,2,4-triazole (4), and two known compounds (2 and 3), were isolated from the sea urchin, Glyptocidaris crenularis. The new N-acyl taurine was elucidated as 2-(5R,15S-dihydroxyeicosanoylamino) ethanesulfonic acid on the basis of spectroscopic (NMR, MS) analyses and the modified Mosher ester method. Compound 2 showed significant toxicity against brine shrimp larvae.
Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry 01/2010; 74(5):1089-91. · 1.28 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A new 1,4-diazepine, callysponine (1), was isolated from a South China Sea Callyspongia sp. marine sponge, together with four known proline-based diketopiperazines: cyclo-(S-Pro-R-Leu) (2), cyclo-(S-Pro-R-Val) (3), cyclo-(S-Pro-R-Ala) (4), andcyclo-(S-Pro-R-Tyr) (5). The new structure was determined on the basis of NMR and MS analysis, and the absolute stereochemistry was defined by NOESY spectroscopy and optical rotation. The structures of the known compounds were identified by comparison of their spectroscopic data with those reported in the literature. Callysponine (1) did not inhibit the growth of HepG2 (hepatoma carcinoma cell), A549 (lung carcinoma cell), and HeLa (cervical cancer cell) cell lines.
Molecules 01/2010; 15(2):871-7. · 2.39 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Saururus chinensis (Lour.) Baill (Saururaceae) has been used in Chinese folk medicine for treatment of various diseases, such as edema, jaundice, gonorrhea, antipyretic, diuretic, and antiinflammatory agents.
Our aim was to evaluate the hepatoprotective and antifibrotic effects of Saururus chinensis extract (SC-E) in carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4)) induced liver fibrosis rats.
The SC-E (70 mg/kg) was administrated via gavage once a day starting from the onset of CCl(4) treatment (14 weeks) for subsequent 8 weeks. Evaluated with liver index, serum levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), hyaluronic acid (HA), hepatic malondialdehyde (MDA) content, and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), total lipoprotein (TP), albumin (ALB), hydroxyproline (HYP), total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC), laminin (LN), type III collagen terminal peptide (PC-IIINP), and type IV collagen (IV-C), as well as with histopathologic changes of liver.
SC-E effectively reduced the elevated levels of liver index, serum ALT, AST, HA, and hepatic MDA contents, enhance the reduced hepatic SOD activity in CCl(4)-treated rats. The histopathological analysis suggested that SC-E obviously alleviated the degree of liver fibrosis induced by CCl(4).
Those results suggest SC-E has protective and therapeutic effects on liver fibrosis induced by CCl(4).
Journal of ethnopharmacology 09/2009; 126(3):487-91. · 2.32 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Two new furostanol glycosides, named tribufurosides I (1) J (2), were isolated from the fruits of Tribulus terrestris L. by a combination of chemical and spectroscopic methods. Its structures were established as 26-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(25S)-5alpha-furost-12-one-2alpha,3beta,22alpha,26-tetraol-3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl (1-->2)-beta-d-glucopyranosyl (1-->4)-beta-d-galactopyranoside (1) and 26-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(25R)-5alpha-furost-20(22)-en-12-one-2alpha,3beta,26-triol-3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl (1-->4)-beta-D-galactopyranoside (2).
Fitoterapia 06/2009; 80(6):354-7. · 1.85 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: This review covers the literature published from January 1996 to December 2006 with 133 citations.
The emphasis is on furanosesterterpenoids from marine sponges, together with their relevant biological activities,
source organisms, and country of origin. The first total syntheses that led to the revision of structures
or stereochemistries have been included.
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ABSTRACT: The furanosesterterpene variabilin was isolated from the sponge Sarcotragus. From a chemical point of view, the family Irciniidae has been the source of furanosesterterpenes, and especially variabilin is an important chemotaxonomic marker for the family Irciniidae.
Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung C 62(7-8):473-6. · 0.77 Impact Factor
