scholarly journals Chemical constituents and bioactivity of Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr.

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 391-399
Author(s):  
Quyen Thi My Le ◽  
Quynh Thi Diem Nguyen ◽  
Phu Hoang Dang ◽  
Nhi Thi Y Nguyen ◽  
Quan Le Tran

Introduction: Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr. (Family: Asteraceae) is mainly popular in South-East Asian countries for its traditional medicinal properties. It is usually used as a traditional medicine for the treatment of eruptive fevers, rash, kidney disease, migraines, constipation, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and cancer. It is commonly used as a traditional medicine in Vietnam for the treatment of many diseases. Methods: The leaves and trunks of G. procumbens were collected, macerated with methanol. The extracts from MeOH-soluble extract were processed by the column chromatographic technique to give pure compounds and the nuclear magnetic resonance methods were applied to determine their chemical structures. The inhibitory activities of these extracts against α-glucosidase were conducted and compared with acarbose. Results: Seven organic compounds were isolated and determined the structures, including syringic acid (1), quercetin (2), N,N-dimethylanthranilic acid (3), dehydrovomifoliol (4), β-sitosterol 3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (5), schottenol (6), montanic acid (7). The inhibition of α-glucosidase test results the IC50 values of the four extracts which were lower than those of acarbose. Conclusion: Seven pure compounds were identified from the leaves and trunks of G. procumbens, including two compounds being isolated from G. procumbens for the first time. The test results showed that the the parts of G. procumbens were active as α-glucosidase inhibitor, which would be useful to support the treatment for diabetes.  

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 1334-1340
Author(s):  
Truong Nhat Van Do ◽  
Hai Xuan Nguyen ◽  
Tho Huu Le ◽  
Mai Thanh Thi Nguyen

Taxotrophis ilicifolius, called "Gai quít" in Vietnam, belonged to the family of Moraceae. The stems of T. ilicifolius are used in traditional medicine to cure pimples, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial... By column chromatography method together with thin layer chromatography on the ethyl acetate extract of its stems, six compounds were isolated including wogonin (1), 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (2), vanillic acid (3), vanillin (4), syringic acid (5), and syringaldehyde (6). Their chemical structures were elucidated by extensive NMR spectroscopic analysis and comparison with the literature data. The isolated compounds were tested fora-glucosidase inhibitory activity. All compounds showed more potent inhibitory activity with IC50 values 42–142 mM, than that of a positive control acarbose (IC50, 214.5 mM). Among all isolates, compounds 2, 4 and 6 exhibited significant a-glucosidase inhibitory activity with the IC50 values of 49.7, 42.6 and 55.9 mM, respectively. From the present investigation, all these compounds were isolated for the first time as well as their a-glucosidase inhibitoryactivity of T. ilicifolius. These results suggested that the traditional use of T. ilicifolius for the treatment of diabetes disease in Vietnam may be due to thea-glucosidase inhibitory activity of its phenolic constituents.


Author(s):  
Dung Thi Kim Le ◽  
Hao Xuan Bui ◽  
Tuyet Thi Anh Nguyen ◽  
Tuyen Nguyen Kim Pham ◽  
Huy Thuc Duong

Euphorbia tirucalli has not been chemically studied much in Vietnam. This research described the isolation and elucidation of compounds isolated from the plant collected in Binh Thuan. Multiple chromatographic methods were applied, including normal phase silica gel column chromatography and thin-layer chromatography. Seven compounds were isolated and their chemical structures were elucidated by spectroscopic analysis as well as comparing their data with the ones in the literature. They are arjunolic acid (1), eriodictyol (2), quercitrin (3), afzelin (4), scopoletin (5), 3,3′,4- trimethylellagic acid (6), and gallic acid (7). Among them, compound 1 a major component was isolated for the first time in Euphorbia genus, while three compounds 2, 4, and 5 were isolated from this species for the first time.


2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 162
Author(s):  
Quan Minh Pham ◽  
Hoai Van Thi Tran ◽  
Lam Tien Do ◽  
Phuong Lan Doan ◽  
Inh Thi Cam ◽  
...  

Urena lobata L. is used in Vietnamese traditional medicine for the treatment of several diseases. Tree roots are used to treat rheumatism, dysentery, poor digestion, flu, tonsils, malaria, asthma, goiter. Flowers are used to treat chickenpox, fever, and mental disorders. Branches, leaves or whole trees used to treat injuries bruises, rheumatism, mastitis, bites. Phytochemical investigation of the n-hexan and ethyl acetate extract of Urena lobata L. led to the isolation of β-sitosterol (1), β-sitosterol-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (2), a-acetylamino-phenylpropyl a-benzoylamino-phenylpropanoate (3), quercetin (4), and trans-tiliroside (5). Their chemical structures were determined by spectroscopic methods including MS, 1D, 2D NMR and comparing with those reported in previous papers. Two compounds 3, 5 were isolated for the first time from Urena lobata plant.


Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (21) ◽  
pp. 3911 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Meng Wang ◽  
Xiao-Ku Ran ◽  
Muhammad Riaz ◽  
Miao Yu ◽  
Qian Cai ◽  
...  

Tagetespatula L. is a widely cultivated herbal medicinal plant in China and other countries. In this study, two new 2, 3-dihydrobenzofuran glucosides (1, 2) and fourteen known metabolites (3–16) were isolated from the stems and leaves of T. patula (SLT). The chemical structures of the isolated compounds were characterized comprehensively based on one- and two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy and high resolution mass spectrometry. Absolute configurations of compounds 1 and 2 were determined by ECD calculations. Compounds 1 and 2 exhibited moderate in vitro inhibitory activities against human gastric cancer cell lines (AGS) with IC50 values of 41.20 μmol/L and 30.43 μmol/L, respectively. The fingerprint profiles of stems and leaves of T. patula with three color types of flowers (Janie Yellow Bright, Jinmen Orange, Shouyao Red and Yellow color) were established by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Ten different batches of stems and leaves were examined as follow: Shouyao Red and Yellow color (1, 2, 3), Janie Yellow Bright (4, 5, 6, 7) and Jinmen Orange (8, 9, 10). Twenty-two common peaks were identified with similarity values ranging from 0.910 to 0.977. Meanwhile, the average peak area of SLT in the three types of flowers was different and it was the highest in Janie Yellow Bright.


2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1701200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyun Gyu Choi ◽  
In-Gyu Je ◽  
Geum Jin Kim ◽  
Joo-Won Nam ◽  
Sang Hee Shim ◽  
...  

A phthalide, levistolide A (1), and six coumarins, demethylsuberosin (2), fraxetin (3), (-)-marmesinin (4), 3'( S)- O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-3’,4'-dihydroxanthyletin (5), 3'( R)- O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-3’,4'-dihydroxanthyletin (6), and isopraeroside IV (7) were isolated from the methanolic extract of the roots of Angelica tenuissima Nakai. Their chemical structures were confirmed by comparing spectroscopic and reported data. All seven compounds were isolated for the first time from this plant source. The anti-allergic activities of compounds 1-7 were examined using human mast cells, and compounds 1-3 at 10 μM potently suppressed IL-6 expression and inhibited histamine release from human mast cells by more than 30%.


Author(s):  
Truong Nhat Van Do ◽  
Hai Xuan Le ◽  
Tho Huu Le ◽  
Mai Thanh Thi Nguyen

Curcuma zedoaria (Berg.), belongs to the Zingiberaceae family, is one of the medicinal plants that is found in Southeast Asia. This plant is known as “Nghe tim” in Vietnam; and a decoction of its rhizomes has been used traditionally for the cure flatulence, fatigue, and hepatitis. Previously, some studies on the chemical constituent of the rhizomes of C. zedoaria have reported plenty of curcuminoids and sesquiterpenoids together with their derivatives, which have shown a lot of various bioactivities such as antiproliferative characteristic, anti-ulcer, antioxidant and antibacterial potential. By chromatography column method along with preparative thin layer chromatography on a normal phase silica gel on the EtOAc extract of the rhizomes of Curcuma zedoaria, we have isolated five pure compounds. Their chemical structures have been elucidated by NMR techniques and comparison with publishing data that have determined to be gajustulactone A (1), isozedoarondiol (2), neolitacumone (3), β-sitosterol (4), and β-stigmasterol (5). The results of this study have contributed to the scientific data system on the chemical composition of Vietnamese medicinal plants, especially the rhizomes of Curcuma zedoaria grown in Tinh Bien, An Giang. Therefore, there is more evidence to continue screening studies to detect interesting biological activities from this species.


2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 699
Author(s):  
Sukee Sukdee ◽  
Puttinan Meepowpan ◽  
Narong Nantasaen ◽  
Siriporn Jungsuttiwong ◽  
Sarinya Hadsadee ◽  
...  

The genus Mitrephora has been investigated and its anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial and anti-parasitical activities were examined along with its potential as an anti-cancer cell line and inhibitor for platelet aggregation. In this work, air-dried leaves and twigs of M. winitii were grounded and extracted with n-hexane, ethyl acetate and methanol, respectively. Chromatographic separations of these extracts led to the isolation of three known compounds and one new compound (compound 2). The chemical structures of these were identified using spectroscopic investigation of 1D- and 2D-NMR and the resulting data confirmed these as stigmasterol (1), (3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)(5-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-4-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)methanol (2), diayangambin (3), and methyl-L-inositol (4). The chemical constituents were reported the first time in M. winitii. Compound 2 showed anti-cancer cell lines with ED50 13.07 µg/mL against KB cells and then was tested for cytotoxicity against MCF-7 cells with ED50 11.77 µg/mL.


2020 ◽  
Vol 129 (1B) ◽  
pp. 31-39
Author(s):  
Duc Viet Ho ◽  
Hanh Nhu Thi Hoang ◽  
Khue Minh Vo ◽  
Anh Tuan Le ◽  
Hoai Thi Nguyen

A phytochemical investigation of whole Aspidistra letreae plants led to the isolation of 2H-chromen-2-one (1), α-tocopherol (2), (E)-phytol (3), asparenydiol (4) and (25S)-spirost-1β,3α,5β-triol (5). Their structures were determined on the basis of NMR spectral evidences and in comparison with the reported data. Of these, asparenydiol (4) was isolated from the genus Aspidistra for the first time. This is also the first report on the separation and structural determination of (25S)-spirost-1β,3α,5β-triol (5) as a pure compound. The methanol extract from the whole plants of Aspidistra letreae exhibits moderate cytotoxicity against the LU-1, HeLa, MDA-MB-231, Hep-G2, and MKN-7 human cancer cell lines with IC50 values ranging from 52.58 ± 3.65 to 64.78 ± 4.89 μg/mL.


2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 1842-1846
Author(s):  
Huynh Bui Linh Chi ◽  
Van Muoi Bui ◽  
Thi Quynh Nhu Phan ◽  
Kim Phi Phung Nguyen

Introduction: The metabolites of lichens concentrated depsidones, depsides, and diphenyl ethers were possessed antibiotic, antifungal, antiviral, antitumor, and anticancer activities. Parmotrema tinctorum (Despr. ex Nyl.) Hale, a species of foliose lichen, is widely distributed in Lam Dong province, Vietnam. Herein, this paper describes the isolation and structure elucidation of seven compounds isolated from this lichen. Methods: Phytochemical investigations of the ethyl acetate extract of the lichen P. tinctorum led to the isolation of seven pure compounds. Their chemical structures were elucidated by extensive HR-ESI-MS and NMR spectroscopic analysis and comparison with previously published data. Results: Seven compounds, namely orcinol (1), orsellinic acid (2), methyl orsellinate (3), methyl heamatomate (4), lecanorin (5), lecanoric acid (6), and gyrophoric acid (7). These compounds were determined the α-glucosidase inhibitory activity. Conclusions: Compound 7 was determined for the first time in P. tinctorum, and this was also the first time these compounds were determined the α-glucosidase inhibitory activity.


Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 320
Author(s):  
Kengo Hori ◽  
Takashi Watanabe ◽  
Hari Prasad Devkota

Cardiocrinum cordatum (Thunb.) Makino (Family: Liliaceae), commonly known as ‘Ubayuri’, is native to Japan and some islands in the Russian Far East. It has high value as food, medicinal, and ornamental species. The aim of this study was to isolate and characterize the main chemical constituents of the leaves of C. cordatum. A total of 19 compounds, namely caffeic acid (1), caffeic acid methyl ester (2), caffeic acid β-glucopyranosyl ester (3), caffeic acid 4-O-β-glucopyranoside (4), ferulic acid (5), isoferulic acid (6), protocatechuic acid (7), syringic acid (8), 2,6-dimethoxy-p-hydroquinone 1-O-β-glucopyranoside (9), esculetin (10), taxifolin (11), quercetin 3-O-(6-O-α-rhamnopyranosyl)β-glucopyranoside-7-O-β-rhamnopyranoside (12), 2,7-dimethyl-2,4-diene-deca-α,ω-diacid β-glucopyranoside (13), 4-[formyl-5-(methoxymethyl)-1H-pyrrol-1-yl]butanoic acid (14), (3Z)-3-hexenyl β-glucopyranoside (15), tryptophan (16), adenine (17), adenosine (18), and 2-deoxyadenosine (19) were isolated using various chromatographic methods. The structures of isolated compounds were elucidated on the basis of their NMR spectroscopic data. All these compounds were isolated for the first time from the genus Cardiocrinum. Phenolic acid derivatives and flavonoids can be considered as chemotaxonomic markers in the leaves of Cardiocrinum species.


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