Diterpenoids from the aerial parts of Leonurus macranthus

Four new diterpenoids including one cis clerodane-type(1) and three highly oxygenated labdane-type diterpenes(2–4) were isolated from the aerial parts of Leonurus macranthus. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic data(NMR, UV, IR, and MS). Compound 1 represents the first example of cis clerodane-type diterpene in the plants of Leonurus genus. Compounds 1 and 4 exhibited weak inhibition of nitric oxide production in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated BV-2 microglial cells with IC_(50) values of 35.8 ± 3.6 mmol/L and 48.6 ± 4.8 mmol/L,

Four new diterpenoids including one cis clerodane-type(1) and three highly oxygenated labdane-type diterpenes(2–4) were isolated from the aerial parts of Leonurus macranthus. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic data(NMR, UV, IR, and MS). Compound 1 represents the first example of cis clerodane-type diterpene in the plants of Leonurus genus. Compounds 1 and 4 exhibited weak inhibition of nitric oxide production in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated BV-2 microglial cells with IC_(50) values of 35.8 ± 3.6 mmol/L and 48.6 ± 4.8 mmol/L, respectively