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Shen X, Chen C, Wen C, Yu S, Liu H, Gao X, Chen L. A newly developed UPLC-MS/MS method for simultaneous quantitative analysis of ajuforrestin A, ajuforrestin B, ajugamacrin and 8-O-acetylharpagide derived from Ajuga plants in mice blood and the in vivo pharmacokinetics. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 2024; 50:354-362. [PMID: 38456836 DOI: 10.1080/03639045.2024.2328731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To develop a sensitive and fast detection method via ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) to assess the concentration of ajuforrestin A, ajuforrestin B, ajugamacrin and 8-O-Acetylharpagide primarily derived from Ajuga plants in mice blood and their pharmacokinetics. METHODS Single protein precipitation with high-proportioned acetonitrile is chosen for sample clean-up. The UPLC HSS T3 (2.1 mm × 100 mm, 1.8 µm) column with a mobile phase in gradient elution mode at the flow rate of 0.4 mL/min was used for sample separation. Acetonitrile was selected as the organic phase solution and water containing 0.1% formic acid was chosen as the aqueous solution. A tandem mass spectrometer containing an electrospray ionization (ESI) source in the positive ionization mode was used to detect four compounds via multiple reaction monitoring (MRM). RESULTS The calibration curves (5-1000 ng/mL) of four compounds were linear with correlation coefficients > 0.997. The matrix effects, accuracy, precision, and recovery were all within permissible scope. CONCLUSIONS In this approach, the corresponding pharmacokinetic parameters were successfully clarified in mouse for the first time, which provided a theoretical basis for the improvement of the standard of Ajuga plants and the safety of clinical medication. Furthermore, this method may provide the UPLC-MS/MS evidence for the differentiation of the main close relative varieties of genus Ajuga according to these plants contain different mixtures of the four marker compounds.
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- Xiuwei Shen
- Department of Pharmacy, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Laboratory Animal Center, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Biology, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Laboratory Animal Center, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Urological Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Liu W, Song Z, Wang H, Yang X, Joubert E, Zhang J, Li S, Tuerhong M, Abudukeremu M, Jin J, Xu J, Lee D, Guo Y. Diterpenoids as potential anti-inflammatory agents from Ajuga pantantha. Bioorg Chem 2020; 101:103966. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.103966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Revised: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Dong B, Yang X, Liu W, An L, Zhang X, Tuerhong M, Du Q, Wang C, Abudukeremu M, Xu J, Lee D, Shuai L, Lall N, Guo Y. Anti-inflammatory neo-Clerodane Diterpenoids from Ajuga pantantha. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2020; 83:894-904. [PMID: 32216313 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b00629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Eight new neo-clerodane diterpenoids (1-8) were acquired from the aerial parts of Ajuga pantantha. Spectroscopic data analysis permitted the definition of their structures, and experimental and calculated electronic circular dichroism data were used to define their absolute configurations. Compounds 2 and 4-8 were found to have NO inhibitory effects with IC50 values of 20.2, 45.5, 34.0, 27.0, 45.0, and 25.8 μM, respectively. The more potent compounds 2, 6, and 8 were analyzed to establish their anti-inflammatory mechanism, including regulation of the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) proteins as well as their binding interactions with the two proteins.
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- Bangjian Dong
- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy, and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy, and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy, and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy, and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy, and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, Kashgar University, Kashgar 844000, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Tibet Plateau Phytochemistry of Qinghai Province, College of Pharmacy, Qinghai Nationalities University, Xining 810007, People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin Second People's Hospital, Tianjin 300192, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, Kashgar University, Kashgar 844000, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy, and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, People's Republic of China
- Tianjin Second People's Hospital, Tianjin 300192, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy, and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy, and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, People's Republic of China
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Luan F, Han K, Li M, Zhang T, Liu D, Yu L, Lv H. Ethnomedicinal Uses, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, and Toxicology of Species from the GenusAjugaL.: A Systematic Review. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE 2019; 47:959-1003. [PMID: 31416340 DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x19500502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The present review is aimed at providing a comprehensive summary of the botanical characteristics, ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemical, pharmacological, and toxicological studies of the genus Ajuga L. The extensive literature survey revealed Ajuga L. species to be a group of important medicinal plants used for the ethnomedical treatment of rheumatism, fever, gout, sclerosis, analgesia, inflammation, hypertension, hyperglycemia, joint pain, palsy, amenorrhea, etc., although only a few reports address the clinical use and toxicity of these plants. Currently, more than 280 chemical constituents have been isolated and characterized from these plants. Among these constituents, neo-clerodane diterpenes and diterpenoids, phytoecdysteroids, flavonoids, and iridoids are the major bioactive compounds, possessing wide-reaching biological activities both in vivo and in vitro, including anti-inflammatory, antinociceptive, antitumor, anti-oxidant, antidiabetic, antimicrobial, antifeedant, antidiarrhoeal, hypolipidemic, diuretic, hypoglycaemic, immunomodulatory, vasorelaxant, larvicidal, antimutagenic, and neuroprotective activity. This review is aimed at summarizing the current knowledge of the ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry, biological activities, and toxicities of the genus Ajuga L. to reveal its therapeutic potentials, offering opportunities for future researches. Therefore, more focus should be paid to gathering information about their toxicology data, quality-control measures, and the clinical application of the bioactive ingredients from Ajuga L. species.
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- Fei Luan
- Department of Pharmacy, Shaanxi Provincial Hospital of Tuberculosis Prevention and Treatment, Xi’an 710100, P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shaanxi Provincial Hospital of Tuberculosis Prevention and Treatment, Xi’an 710100, P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The 940th Hospital of Joint Logistic Support Force of PLA, Key Laboratory of the Prevention and Treatment for Injury in Plateau of PLA, Lanzhou 730050, P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shaanxi Provincial Hospital of Tuberculosis Prevention and Treatment, Xi’an 710100, P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shaanxi Provincial Hospital of Tuberculosis Prevention and Treatment, Xi’an 710100, P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shaanxi Provincial Hospital of Tuberculosis Prevention and Treatment, Xi’an 710100, P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shaanxi Provincial Hospital of Tuberculosis Prevention and Treatment, Xi’an 710100, P. R. China
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Coll J, Tandrón YA. Isolation and Identification of Neo-Clerodane Diterpenes from Ajuga Nipponensis Makino. Nat Prod Commun 2019. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x0600100302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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An extract of the aerial parts of Ajuga nipponensis Makino was examined by HPLC for neo-clerodane diterpenes. The suitability of reversed-phase HPLC for the semi-preparative fractionation of this extract was explored, resulting in the isolation of two new neo-clerodane diterpenes, which we have named ajuganipponin A, (12S)-1β,6α,19-triacetoxy-4α,18-epoxy-12-tigloyl-neo-clerod-13-en-15,16-olide (AJNP A, 1), and ajuganipponin B, (12S)-6α,19-diacetoxy-4α,18-epoxy-12-tigloyl-neo-clerod-13-en-15,16-olide (AJNP B, 6). In addition, ajugamarins A2 and F4, ajugamacrin B, ajugacumbin A and ajugatakasin A, were newly isolated compounds from A. nipponensis, along with the previously reported ajugamarins A1, B2 and L2 (ajugacumbin B). The structures of all the isolated compounds were unambiguously elucidated based on extensive NMR spectral studies (one and two-dimensional experiments) and their reversed-phase chromatographic behavior was established. The antifeedant activity of the isolated diterpenes against Spodoptera littoralis is also reported here.
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- Josep Coll
- Institut d'Investigacions Químiques i Ambientals de Barcelona “Josep Pascual Vila”, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Jordi Girona 18–26, 08034-Barcelon, Spain
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- Institut d'Investigacions Químiques i Ambientals de Barcelona “Josep Pascual Vila”, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Jordi Girona 18–26, 08034-Barcelon, Spain
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Chen H, Tang BQ, Chen L, Liang JY, Sun JB. Neo-clerodane diterpenes and phytoecdysteroids from Ajuga decumbens Thunb. and evaluation of their effects on cytotoxic, superoxide anion generation and elastase release in vitro. Fitoterapia 2018; 129:7-12. [PMID: 29894737 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2018.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2018] [Revised: 06/04/2018] [Accepted: 06/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Five novel compounds, including four neoclerodane diterpenoids, named ajugacumbins KN (1-4) along with a phytoecdysterone, named ajugacetalsterone E (5), were isolated from the whole herbs of Ajuga decumbens (Labiatae). Their structures were elucidated on the basis of detailed spectroscopic analysis including IR, HRESIMS, CD, 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic experiments. Compounds 1-5 were evaluated for their cytotoxic activities and the effects on superoxide anion generation and elastase release in FMLP/CB-induced human neutrophils.
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- Hao Chen
- Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Department of Medical Science, Shunde Polytechnic, Foshan 528333, China; State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macau SAR 999078, China
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- Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
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- Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
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Qing X, Yan HM, Ni ZY, Vavricka CJ, Zhang ML, Shi QW, Gu YC, Kiyota H. Chemical and pharmacological research on the plants from genus Ajuga. HETEROCYCL COMMUN 2017. [DOI: 10.1515/hc-2017-0064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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AbstractThe genus
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Li R, Morris-Natschke SL, Lee KH. Clerodane diterpenes: sources, structures, and biological activities. Nat Prod Rep 2016; 33:1166-226. [PMID: 27433555 PMCID: PMC5154363 DOI: 10.1039/c5np00137d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Covering: 1990 to 2015The clerodane diterpenoids are a widespread class of secondary metabolites and have been found in several hundreds of plant species from various families and in organisms from other taxonomic groups. These substances have attracted interest in recent years due to their notable biological activities, particularly insect antifeedant properties. In addition, the major active clerodanes of Salvia divinorum can be used as novel opioid receptor probes, allowing greater insight into opioid receptor-mediated phenomena, as well as opening additional areas for chemical investigation. This article provides extensive coverage of naturally occurring clerodane diterpenes discovered from 1990 until 2015, and follows up on the 1992 review by Merritt and Ley in this same journal. The distribution, chemotaxonomic significance, chemical structures, and biological activities of clerodane diterpenes are summarized. In the cases where sufficient information is available, structure activity relationship (SAR) correlations and mode of action of active clerodanes have been presented.
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- Rongtao Li
- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7568, USA
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7568, USA
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7568, USA
- Chinese Medicine Research and Development Center, China Medical University and Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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Castro A, Coll J, Pant AK, Pakrash O. neo-Clerodane Diterpenoids from Ajuga macrosperma var. breviflora. Nat Prod Commun 2015. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1501000614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Six new naturally occurring ajugarin-like neo-clerodane diterpenoids, ajugaflorins A-F, along with six known compounds [the parent ajugarin I, ajugalides B and C, ajugamarin F4, ajugamacrin E, and ajugatakasin B] were isolated from A. macrosperma var. breviflora. The structures were elucidated by extensive NMR spectroscopic and MS analyses and comparison with data previously reported.
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- Amaya Castro
- Departament de Química Biològica i Modelització Molecular, Institut de Química Avançada de Catalunya (IQAC), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Jordi Girona 18–26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Química Biològica i Modelització Molecular, Institut de Química Avançada de Catalunya (IQAC), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Jordi Girona 18–26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, C.B.S.H. G. B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, 263145 Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Chemistry, C.B.S.H. G. B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, 263145 Uttarakhand, India
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A new neo-clerodane diterpene, named ajugacumbin J (1), together with 13 known compounds (2-14) was isolated from Ajuga decumbens. The structure of ajugacumbin J (1) was elucidated by 1D and 2D NMR spectra and MS. Ajugacumbin J (1) and ajugacumbin D (5) exhibited inhibition of lipopolysaccharide-induced nitric oxide production in RAW 264.7 macrophages with an IC50 value of 46.2 and 35.9 μM, respectively.
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- Huawei Lv
- a State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry , China Pharmaceutical University , 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009 , P.R. China
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Guo P, Li Y, Xu J, Guo Y, Jin DQ, Gao J, Hou W, Zhang T. neo-Clerodane diterpenes from Ajuga ciliata Bunge and their neuroprotective activities. Fitoterapia 2011; 82:1123-7. [PMID: 21807075 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2011.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2011] [Revised: 07/12/2011] [Accepted: 07/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Ping Guo
- College of Pharmacy and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Guo P, Li Y, Xu J, Liu C, Ma Y, Guo Y. Bioactive neo-clerodane diterpenoids from the whole plants of Ajuga ciliata Bunge. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2011; 74:1575-1583. [PMID: 21682262 DOI: 10.1021/np2001557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Ten new neo-clerodane diterpenes, ajugaciliatins A-J (1-5, 8-12), along with 17 known analogues (6, 7, 13-27) were isolated from the whole plants of Ajuga ciliata Bunge. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic data analysis (IR, ESIMS, HRESIMS, 1D and 2D NMR), and the configuration of 1 was confirmed by X-ray crystallography. All of the compounds were assessed for neuroprotective effects against MPP(+)-induced neuronal cell death in dopaminergic neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells. Compounds 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 15-17, 19, and 20 exhibited moderate neuroprotective effects.
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- Ping Guo
- College of Pharmacy and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China
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Silva L, Gomes AC, Rodilla JML. Diterpene Lactones with Labdane, Halimane and Clerodane Frameworks. Nat Prod Commun 2011. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1100600410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The labdane, halimane and clerodane type diterpenoids are compounds that have been isolated in plants of several families. These molecules and their derivatives with a lactone group on the side chain or on the decaline system, have a great interest because of their biological properties as insect antifeedant, antiviral, cytotoxic and trypanocidal. The scope of this review is lactones diterpenoids with labdane, halimane and clerodane frameworks.
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- Lúcia Silva
- Department of Chemistry, University of Beira Interior, 6200 – Covilhã, Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Beira Interior, 6200 – Covilhã, Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Beira Interior, 6200 – Covilhã, Portugal
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This review covers the isolation and structures of diterpenoids, including labdanes, clerodanes,pimaranes, abietanes, kauranes, cembranolides, taxanes and marine diterpenoids. The literature from January to December 2005 is reviewed, and 195 references are cited.
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- James R Hanson
- Department of Chemistry, University of Sussex, Brighton, Sussex BN1 9QJ, UK
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A new phytoecdysteroid, namely ajugalide-E (1), together with twenty five known compounds were isolated from Ajuga taiwanensis collected from Tainan, Taiwan. Their structures were determined by spectral analysis including high resolution one- and two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy.
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- Yu-Yi Chan
- Department of Biotechnology, Southern Taiwan University of Technology, Tainan, ROC.
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