Two New Xanthones from the Stems of Securidaca inappendiculata

Two new antioxidant compounds, securixanthones C (1) and D (2) were isolated from the stems of Securidaca inappendiculata Hassk. The structures of the two new compounds were established on the basis of EI_MS, 1D_NMR and 2D_NMR, UV, and IR experiments.

Chemical constituents from the roots of Polygala sibirica L.

To investigate the chemical constituents of the roots ofPolygala sibirica L. The separation and purification were performed by solvent extraction and repeated chromatography with silica gel, Sephadex LH-20, ODS columns, and semiprep. HPLC. The structures were elucidated by spectral analysis. Twelve known compounds were isolated and identified as tenuifoliside A （1）, tenuifoliside B （2）, glomeratose A （3）, 3＇,6-disinapoyl sucrose （4）, sibiricose A5 （5）, sibiricose A6 （6）, sibiricose A1 （7）, sibiricose A2 （8）, polygalatenoside E （9）, 1-O-L-arabinopyranosyl-O-（6→1）-β-D-glucopyranosyl-salicylate （10）, canthoside A （11）, and methyl- 3,4,5-trimethoxycinnamate （12）. Compound 11 was obtained from genus Polygala for the first time, and compounds 2, 9, 10 and 12 were isolated from this plant for the first time.

A new glycoside from Polygala tenuifolia Willd

A new tdterpenoid glycoside, 3-β-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl presenegenin 28-O-α-L-arabipyranosyl（1 → 3）-6-β- xylopyranosyl（1 → 4）-[β-D-apiofuranosyl（1 → 3）]-Ct-L-rhamnopyranosyl（1 → 2）-[α-L-rhamnopyranosyl（1 → 3）]-β-D-fucopyranosyl ester （1） was isolated from the Polygala tenuifolia Willd., together with two known saponins, including polygalasaponinXXIV （2） and polygalasaponinXXVIII （3）. The structure of new compound was elucidated by spectroscopic methods.

Megastigmane Glycosides from Polygala hongkongensis Hemsl

Two new megastigmane glycosides,7Z-roseoside,and 7Z-trifostigmanoside Ⅰ,as well as,four known compounds,trifostigmanoside Ⅱ,epimedin C,3＇,7-dihydroxy-4＇-methoxyisoflavone-7-D-glucopyranoside,and formenonetin,were isolated from Polygala hongkongensis Hemsl.The structures of the isolated compounds were established on the basis of UV,IR,NMR,and MS spectral data.Megastigmane glycosides（1-3）were isolated from the family Polygalaceae for the first time.

Dioxyxanthones from Polygala hongkongensis and Their Cytotoxicity

Two new dioxyxanthones, polyhongkongenoxanthones A and B（1 and 2） were isolated from the herbs of Polygala hongkongensis, together with six known xanthones. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of chemical and spectroscopic evidence. The isolates were tested for their cytotoxicity against three tumor cell lines（HepG2, GLC-82 and MCF-7, HepG2=human hepatocellular carcinoma cells; GLC-82=human lung carcinoma cells; MCF-7= human breast carcinoma cells） by MTT assay, among which polyhongkongenoxanthone B（2）, 1,7-dihydroxy-2,3- methylenedioxyxanthone（3） and 1,7-dihydroxy-3,4,8-trimethoxyxanthone（6） are potential antitumor candidate due to their significant cytotoxic effects on the three cell lines..

New Xanthones from Polygala crotalarioides

Introduction Xanthones are secondary metabolites commonly occurring in a few higher plant families, fungi and lichen. Their high taxonomic value in such families and their pharmacological properties, including in vitro cytotoxicity, in vivo antitumour activity, antifungal, antibacterial, antiinflammatory properties and aldose reductase inhibitory activity have provoked great interest. The discovery of the antidiabetic activity of some axnthones＇ from Swertiaceae has prompted us to undertake a more broadly search for novel xanthones from plants of Polygalaceae. The phytochemical investigation has not been performed on this plant up to now. Herein we report the isolation and structure elucidation of two new xanthones （ compounds 1 and 2 ） and three known xanthones （compound 3, 4 and 5 ）.

Two New Xanthones from Polygala crotalarioides

Two new xanthones, 1, 6, 8-trihydroxy-2, 3-methylenedioxyxanthone 1 and 1, 4-di- hydroxy-6, 7-methylenedioxyxanthone 2, were isolated from the roots of Polygala crotalarioides. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic and chemical methods.

Chemical constituents from the roots of Polygala wattersii Hance

Abstract： To investigate the chemical constituents of the roots of Polygala wattersii Hance, the separation and purification were performed by solvent extraction and repeated column chromatography （CC） on silica gel, Sephadex LH-20 and macroporous resin D101, preparative TLC and semi-preparative HPLC. The structures were identified by spectroscopic analysis and comparison of their 1H and 13C NMR data with those reported in literatures. Twenty-three known compounds, including eleven xanthones （1-11）, nine sugar esters （12-20）, two triterpenoid saponins （21 and 22） and one phenylpropanoid （23） were isolated and their structures were identified as 1,3-dihydroxyxanthone （1）, 1-hydroxy-3-methoxyxanthone （2）, 1,3-dihydroxy-2-methoxyxanthone （3）, 1,3,7-trihydroxy-2- methoxyxanthone （4）, 1,3,6-trihydroxy-2,7-dimethoxyxanthone （5）, 1,6,7-trihydroxy-2,3-dimethoxyxanthone （6）, 1,7-dihydroxy- 2,3-methylenedioxyxanthone （7）, 1,7-dimethoxyxanthone （8）, 1,2,3-trimethoxyxanthone （9）, 1-methoxy-2,3-methylenedioxyxanthone （10）, 6-hydroxy-0-methoxy-2,3-methylenedioxyxanthone （11）, 3＇-O-feruloyl-6-O-acetyl sucrose （12）, arillatose B （13）, sibricose A5 （14）, sibricose A6 （15）, 3＇,6-di-O-sinapoyl sucrose （16）, tenufoliside A （17）, 3＇-O-3,4,5-trimethoxycinnamoyl-6-O-p-methoxybenzoyl sucrose （18）, glomeratose A （19）, 1-O-p-coumaroyl-D-glucopyranose （20）, bayogenin-3-O-glucoside （21）, tenufolin （22）, and sinapic acid （23）. Among them, compounds 2 and 12 were obtained from genus Polygala for the first time, and except compound 16, all others were isolated from this species for the first time.

Chemical investigation of the roots of Polygala sibirica L.

AIM:To investigate the chemical constituents of the roots of Polygala sibirica L.(Polygalaceae) METHOD:The isolation was performed by solvent extraction and various chromatographic techniques,including silica gel,Sephadex LH-20,ODS,semi-preparative HPLC,and preparative TLC.The chemical structures were elucidated based on extensive spectroscopic analysis,including HR-ESI-MS and 1D- and 2D-NMR spectroscopic data.RESULTS:A total of sixteen compounds,including five xanthones(5,7–10),five saccharide esters(1,3,4,12,13),two flavonoids(14,16),two triterpenoids(11,15),one phenylpropanoid(6),and one benzophenone glycoside(2) were isolated.Their structures were determined as sibiricose A7(1),sibiriphenone A(2),polygalatenoside A(3),polygalatenoside C(4),lancerin(5),3,4,5-trimethoxycinnamic acid(6),6-hydroxy-1,2,3,7-tetramethoxyxanthone(7),1,3,7-trihydroxy-2-methoxyxanthone(8),onjixanthone II(9),1,2,3,6,7-pentamethoxyxanthone(10),presenegenin(11),3'-O-3,4,5-trimethoxycinnamoyl-6-O-4-methoxy benzoyl sucrose(12),tenuifoliside C(13),5,3'-dihydroxy-7,4'-dimethoxyflavonol-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside(14),tenuifolin(15),and rhamnetin 3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside(16).CONCLUSION:Compounds 1 and 2 are two new compounds from P.sibirica.