Plants have so much to offer as far as the discovery of new bioactive molecules is concerned.Among the several classes of phytochemicals,xanthones offer greater structural diversity and pharmacological value.They are ...Plants have so much to offer as far as the discovery of new bioactive molecules is concerned.Among the several classes of phytochemicals,xanthones offer greater structural diversity and pharmacological value.They are variable but definitely antioxidant in nature.Thus they are attractive targets for natural product and medicinal chemists.Xanthones and their glycosides possess broad spectrum interesting biological activities,such as cytotoxic,anti-inflammatory,antioxidant,anti-bacterial,neuroprotective,anti-HIV,enzyme inhibition,and hypoglycemic.The radical scavenging ability of these molecules accounts for most of their added therapeutic values.This paper intended to serve as a guide for future endeavors in quest for these molecules.Structure-Activity Relationship(SAR)and mechanism of action is given for better understanding of their role as pharmacological agents.The most recent advances in the isolation of bioactive xanthones and their glycosides were presented here.This paper will assist in directed approaches towards the discovery of analogues of xanthones.展开更多
Objective To explore the major compound in Polygonati Rhizoma(Huang Jing,黄精)for quality control.Methods The major compound was isolated and analyzed by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry(LC-MS),and subsequently...Objective To explore the major compound in Polygonati Rhizoma(Huang Jing,黄精)for quality control.Methods The major compound was isolated and analyzed by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry(LC-MS),and subsequently further identified by nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR).Thin layer chromatography(TLC)was optimized based on the previous methods reported in the Chinese Pharmacopeia(2015 edition).Results The major compound was isolated from the natural material and identified as linoleic acid.A high performance liquid chromatography(HPLC)method with robust linearity(R2=0.9997),specificity,precision,stability,repeatability and recovery was developed for linoleic acid determination.TLC chromatogram was improved significantly after optimization for qualitative analysis.Conclusions The optimized TLC method is practical and can be adopted for quality control of Polygonati Rhizoma(Huang Jing,黄精).The levels of linoleic acid vary between species of Polygonati Rhizoma(Huang Jing,黄精),with Polygonatum cyrtonema Hua(Jiang Xing Huang Jing,姜型黄精)showing the highest contents.This study provides valuable information for quality control of Polygonati Rhizoma(Huang Jing,黄精).展开更多
Objective Tu Jia ethnomedicine is a unique medical system inherited and adhibited by Tu Jia minority living in central-south China. Panax japonicus C. A. Mey.(Bai San Qi,白三七) is recognized as an effective and rare ...Objective Tu Jia ethnomedicine is a unique medical system inherited and adhibited by Tu Jia minority living in central-south China. Panax japonicus C. A. Mey.(Bai San Qi,白三七) is recognized as an effective and rare medicinal plant to treat weakness, fatigue and rheumatism in Tu Jia ethnomedicine. This paper is to discover more substance evidence for the application of Tu Jia ethnomedicine. Methods Column chromatography and preparative high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was applied for isolation and purification;1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, 1H-1H COSY, HSQC and HMBC NMR spectra were applied for structure identification;Methyl thiazolyl tetrazolim (MTT) assays were applied for cytotoxicity evaluation. Results Totally 12 known compounds were isolated by column chromatography and preparative HPLC from rhizomes of Panax japonicus C. A. Mey.(Bai San Qi,白三七). Structures of these compounds were identified by their NMR spectra. All the 12 compounds were triterpenoid saponins. Five of them were oleanolic acid type, and the remaining 7 were dammarane type. Eleven compounds were assayed for their cytotoxic activity against Hep G2 human liver cancer cell lines and BGC-823 human gastric cancer cell lines. Three of the 11 showed relatively dominant cytotoxicity against these cell lines. Conclusions A total of 12 known compounds have been identified from Panax japonicus C. A. Mey.(Bai San Qi,白三七);NMR spectra of compounds with similar skeletons showed regular characteristics;3 compounds showed relatively dominant cytotoxicity against Hep G2 and BGC-823 cancer cell lines, and the result can be valued as weak while setting the taxol as a positive control.展开更多
基金funding support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81673579)Hunan Province Universities 2011 Collaborative Innovation Center of Protection and Utilization of Hu-Xiang Chinese Medicine ResourcesHunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Diagnostics in Chinese Medicine
文摘Plants have so much to offer as far as the discovery of new bioactive molecules is concerned.Among the several classes of phytochemicals,xanthones offer greater structural diversity and pharmacological value.They are variable but definitely antioxidant in nature.Thus they are attractive targets for natural product and medicinal chemists.Xanthones and their glycosides possess broad spectrum interesting biological activities,such as cytotoxic,anti-inflammatory,antioxidant,anti-bacterial,neuroprotective,anti-HIV,enzyme inhibition,and hypoglycemic.The radical scavenging ability of these molecules accounts for most of their added therapeutic values.This paper intended to serve as a guide for future endeavors in quest for these molecules.Structure-Activity Relationship(SAR)and mechanism of action is given for better understanding of their role as pharmacological agents.The most recent advances in the isolation of bioactive xanthones and their glycosides were presented here.This paper will assist in directed approaches towards the discovery of analogues of xanthones.
基金We thank for the funding support from the National Standardization Construction in TCMs of China(No.ZYBZH-Y-HUN-23)National Key Research and Development Projects of China(No.2018YFC1707903)Key Research and Development Projects of Hunan Province(No.2018SK2119).
文摘Objective To explore the major compound in Polygonati Rhizoma(Huang Jing,黄精)for quality control.Methods The major compound was isolated and analyzed by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry(LC-MS),and subsequently further identified by nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR).Thin layer chromatography(TLC)was optimized based on the previous methods reported in the Chinese Pharmacopeia(2015 edition).Results The major compound was isolated from the natural material and identified as linoleic acid.A high performance liquid chromatography(HPLC)method with robust linearity(R2=0.9997),specificity,precision,stability,repeatability and recovery was developed for linoleic acid determination.TLC chromatogram was improved significantly after optimization for qualitative analysis.Conclusions The optimized TLC method is practical and can be adopted for quality control of Polygonati Rhizoma(Huang Jing,黄精).The levels of linoleic acid vary between species of Polygonati Rhizoma(Huang Jing,黄精),with Polygonatum cyrtonema Hua(Jiang Xing Huang Jing,姜型黄精)showing the highest contents.This study provides valuable information for quality control of Polygonati Rhizoma(Huang Jing,黄精).
基金the funding support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81703819 and No. 81874369)Hunan Key Laboratory of Druggability and Preparation Modification for Traditional Chinese Medicine (No. 2017-04)+1 种基金Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Dong Medicine (No. 2015TP1020-02)Students Research Innovative Program of Hunan Province (No. 2018413)
文摘Objective Tu Jia ethnomedicine is a unique medical system inherited and adhibited by Tu Jia minority living in central-south China. Panax japonicus C. A. Mey.(Bai San Qi,白三七) is recognized as an effective and rare medicinal plant to treat weakness, fatigue and rheumatism in Tu Jia ethnomedicine. This paper is to discover more substance evidence for the application of Tu Jia ethnomedicine. Methods Column chromatography and preparative high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was applied for isolation and purification;1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, 1H-1H COSY, HSQC and HMBC NMR spectra were applied for structure identification;Methyl thiazolyl tetrazolim (MTT) assays were applied for cytotoxicity evaluation. Results Totally 12 known compounds were isolated by column chromatography and preparative HPLC from rhizomes of Panax japonicus C. A. Mey.(Bai San Qi,白三七). Structures of these compounds were identified by their NMR spectra. All the 12 compounds were triterpenoid saponins. Five of them were oleanolic acid type, and the remaining 7 were dammarane type. Eleven compounds were assayed for their cytotoxic activity against Hep G2 human liver cancer cell lines and BGC-823 human gastric cancer cell lines. Three of the 11 showed relatively dominant cytotoxicity against these cell lines. Conclusions A total of 12 known compounds have been identified from Panax japonicus C. A. Mey.(Bai San Qi,白三七);NMR spectra of compounds with similar skeletons showed regular characteristics;3 compounds showed relatively dominant cytotoxicity against Hep G2 and BGC-823 cancer cell lines, and the result can be valued as weak while setting the taxol as a positive control.
