Diterpenoid alkaloids have neroprotective activity.Herein,three napelline-type diterpenoid alkaloids 1-3,two aconitine-type diterpenoid alkaloids 4-5,and one isoquinline-type alkaloid 6,as well as one lignan glycoside...Diterpenoid alkaloids have neroprotective activity.Herein,three napelline-type diterpenoid alkaloids 1-3,two aconitine-type diterpenoid alkaloids 4-5,and one isoquinline-type alkaloid 6,as well as one lignan glycoside 7,have been isolated from the roots of Aconitum pendulum Busch.Compounds 1 and 7 were new compounds,and their chemical structures were determined on the basis of nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR)spectra and mass spectrometry analysis.A ThT assay revealed that compound 2 showed significant disaggregation potency on the Aβ_(1−42)aggregates.展开更多
This study is to investigate the potential of wolfberry water extracts for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease(AD)and the relationship between their anti-AD property and the geographic locations in China.Total extra...This study is to investigate the potential of wolfberry water extracts for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease(AD)and the relationship between their anti-AD property and the geographic locations in China.Total extracts of all wolfberry samples showed the potent to decrease self-induced Aβ1-42 aggregation and Cu2+-induced Aβ1-42 aggregation and the antioxidant capacity as well as the bioactivity for binding biometal.A transgenic drosophila model assay revealed that TE of S1 and S6(S1-TE and S6-TE)at 100μg/mL demonstrated the potent rescue effect on memory loss compared to the positive control memantine at 20μg/mL.Further study also revealed the polysaccharide extracts could contribute to their anti-AD property,and the anti-AD activity conspicuously depends on growing environment.Wolfberry samples S1 and S6 showed much more potent anti-AD property.Meanwhile this study demonstrated that the Chinese commonly consumed wolfberry in boiling water might have the beneficial function to prevent AD pathology.展开更多
Naturally occurring oplopanane sesquiterpenoids are rarely reported.A phytochemical investigation on the rhizomes of Homalomena occulta(Lours)has resulted in the discovery of six oplopanane sesquiterpenoids(1–6),incl...Naturally occurring oplopanane sesquiterpenoids are rarely reported.A phytochemical investigation on the rhizomes of Homalomena occulta(Lours)has resulted in the discovery of six oplopanane sesquiterpenoids(1–6),including four new(1–4)and one 3,5-seco-oplopanane(6),together with three previously reported sesquiterpenoids(7-9).In addition three new oplopananes(2a–4a)were also obtained by chemical transformation.All structures of these sesquiterpenoids were established based on the comprehensive spectroscopic analyses,including NMR,MS,and IR,and comparing with the literatures.展开更多
Ligularia,an important genus of the Compositae family,has captured the interest of natural product chemists for years.Phytochemical investigations on the title genus have led to isolation of hundreds of secondary meta...Ligularia,an important genus of the Compositae family,has captured the interest of natural product chemists for years.Phytochemical investigations on the title genus have led to isolation of hundreds of secondary metabolites with various skeletons.Herein,we summarized the chemical constituents of this genus and their biological activities over the past few decades.展开更多
The fowers of Chrysanthemum indicum,i.e.Ye-ju-hua recorded in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia,has been widely used in China as an important heat-clearing and detoxifying herb for the treatment of infammation,headache,and ve...The fowers of Chrysanthemum indicum,i.e.Ye-ju-hua recorded in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia,has been widely used in China as an important heat-clearing and detoxifying herb for the treatment of infammation,headache,and vertigo.A phytochemical investigation of this herb has led to the isolation of two new eudesmane sesquiterpenoids,7-epi-eudesm4(15),11(13)-diene-1β,3β-diol(1)and 7-epi-1β-hydroxy-β-eudesmol(2).The molecular structures of these new sesquiterpenoids were established based on the comprehensive spectroscopic analyses,including NMR,MS,and IR,and comparing with the literatures.展开更多
基金This work was financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.81673325 and 81711540311)the International Partnership Program of CAS(No.153631KYSB20160004)+1 种基金Gansu Province Key International S&T Cooperation Project(No.18YF1WA127)CAS Pioneer Hundred Talents Program.
文摘Diterpenoid alkaloids have neroprotective activity.Herein,three napelline-type diterpenoid alkaloids 1-3,two aconitine-type diterpenoid alkaloids 4-5,and one isoquinline-type alkaloid 6,as well as one lignan glycoside 7,have been isolated from the roots of Aconitum pendulum Busch.Compounds 1 and 7 were new compounds,and their chemical structures were determined on the basis of nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR)spectra and mass spectrometry analysis.A ThT assay revealed that compound 2 showed significant disaggregation potency on the Aβ_(1−42)aggregates.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(81673325 and 81711540311)。
文摘This study is to investigate the potential of wolfberry water extracts for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease(AD)and the relationship between their anti-AD property and the geographic locations in China.Total extracts of all wolfberry samples showed the potent to decrease self-induced Aβ1-42 aggregation and Cu2+-induced Aβ1-42 aggregation and the antioxidant capacity as well as the bioactivity for binding biometal.A transgenic drosophila model assay revealed that TE of S1 and S6(S1-TE and S6-TE)at 100μg/mL demonstrated the potent rescue effect on memory loss compared to the positive control memantine at 20μg/mL.Further study also revealed the polysaccharide extracts could contribute to their anti-AD property,and the anti-AD activity conspicuously depends on growing environment.Wolfberry samples S1 and S6 showed much more potent anti-AD property.Meanwhile this study demonstrated that the Chinese commonly consumed wolfberry in boiling water might have the beneficial function to prevent AD pathology.
基金The work was financially supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China(Nos.21375136 and 21575150)the scientific research project of Central Asia Drug Discovery and Development Centre of Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.CAM201404)the CAS Pioneer Hundred Talents Program.
文摘Naturally occurring oplopanane sesquiterpenoids are rarely reported.A phytochemical investigation on the rhizomes of Homalomena occulta(Lours)has resulted in the discovery of six oplopanane sesquiterpenoids(1–6),including four new(1–4)and one 3,5-seco-oplopanane(6),together with three previously reported sesquiterpenoids(7-9).In addition three new oplopananes(2a–4a)were also obtained by chemical transformation.All structures of these sesquiterpenoids were established based on the comprehensive spectroscopic analyses,including NMR,MS,and IR,and comparing with the literatures.
基金This work was supported by the Important Directional Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.KSCX2-EW-R-15)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21075127).
文摘Ligularia,an important genus of the Compositae family,has captured the interest of natural product chemists for years.Phytochemical investigations on the title genus have led to isolation of hundreds of secondary metabolites with various skeletons.Herein,we summarized the chemical constituents of this genus and their biological activities over the past few decades.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.81673325,81711540311,and 21705156)the International Partnership Program of CAS(No.153631KYSB20160004)+1 种基金Gansu Province Key International S&T Cooperation Project(No.18YF1WA127)CAS Pioneer Hundred Talents Program.
文摘The fowers of Chrysanthemum indicum,i.e.Ye-ju-hua recorded in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia,has been widely used in China as an important heat-clearing and detoxifying herb for the treatment of infammation,headache,and vertigo.A phytochemical investigation of this herb has led to the isolation of two new eudesmane sesquiterpenoids,7-epi-eudesm4(15),11(13)-diene-1β,3β-diol(1)and 7-epi-1β-hydroxy-β-eudesmol(2).The molecular structures of these new sesquiterpenoids were established based on the comprehensive spectroscopic analyses,including NMR,MS,and IR,and comparing with the literatures.