Kinsenoside:A Promising Bioactive Compound from Anoectochilus Species

Kinsenoside is a main active component isolated from plants of the genus Anoectochilus,and exhibits many biological activities and pharmacological effects,including hepatoprotective,anti-hyperglycemic,anti-hyperliposis,anti-inflammatory,vascular protective and anti-osteoporosis effects and so on,which is contributing to its promising potency in disease treatments.This review aims to recapitulate the pharmacological functions of kinsenoside,as well as its source,extraction,identification,quantitative analysis,pharmacokinetics,synthesis and patent information.The data reported in this work can confirm the therapeutic potential of kinsenoside and provide useful information for further new drug development.

Triterpenoids from Whole Plants of Phyllanthus urinaria

Objective To study the chemical constituents of whole plant of Phyllanthus urinaria and their biological activity.Methods The chemical constituents were isolated and purified by repeated column chromatography over silica gel,Rp-C18（reverse phase）,MCI,and Sephadex LH-20,as well as semi-preparative HPLC.NMR spectroscopic analyses were used for the structure identification.In this case,the inhibitory rate of NO production of the isolated triterpenoids was evaluated.Results Seven triterpenoids,identified as28-norlup-20（29）-ene-3,17β-diol（1）,betulin（2）,β-betulinic acid（3）,3-oxofriedelan-28-oic acid（4）,oleanolic acid（5）,3R-E-coumaroyltaraxerol（6）,and 3R-Zcoumaroyltaraxerol（7）,were isolated and identified from the whole plants of P.urinaria.Compounds 1-5 exerted inhibitory effects against NO production in LPS-induced RAW264.7 mouse macrophages with the inhibitory rate of NO production ranging from 4.0%to 27.8%at the concentration of 25 μmol/L.Conclusion To the best of our knowledge,this is the first report of compounds 1-4,6,and 7 from the family Euphorbiaceae.Compounds 1-5 exhibited inhibitory effects against NO production in LPS-induced RAW264.7 mouse macrophages.

Hyperisampsins N and O,two new benzoylated phloroglucinol derivatives from Hypericum sampsonii

Twenty-one benzoylated phloroglucinol derivatives bearing homoadamantyl frameworks were isolated from the aerial parts of Hypericum sampsonii,including two new ones named hyperisampsins N and O（1 and 2）.The structures of 1 and 2 were elucidated by extensive NMR and mass spectrometric analyses.Their absolute configurations were further determined by using TDDFT ECD calculations.Compounds 2,7,and 8 were evaluated for their cytotoxic activities against five human cancer cell lines,of which,2 and 8 exhibited significant cytotoxic activities toward HL-60 cell and moderate activities against others cell lines.

Two pairs of chlorine-containing phenylpropanoid enantiomers from Acorus tatarinowii

Two pairs of chlorine-containing phenylpropanoid enantiomers（1a/1b and 2a/2b） were isolated from the rhizomes of Acorus tatarinowii. Interestingly, these optical isomers（1a/1b and 2a/2b） were co-existed in the same plant, which were characterized as the first halogen-containing natural products from the genus Acorus. Their structures and absolute configurations were elucidated by a combination of spectroscopic analysis and a single-crystal X-ray diffraction, assisted by a modified Mosher＇s method. The phenylpropanoid isomers（1a/1b and 2a/2b） were evaluated for their antioxidant activities using DPPH assay and cytotoxic activities against five human cancer cell lines.