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Pang Y, Yu W, Liang W, Gao Y, Yang F, Zhu Y, Feng L, Yin H, Liu Y. Solid-Phase Microextraction/Gas Chromatography-Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry Approach Combined with Network Pharmacology Analysis to Evaluate the Quality of Agarwood from Different Regions against Anxiety Disorder. Molecules 2024; 29:468. [PMID: 38257381 PMCID: PMC10818993 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29020468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2023] [Revised: 12/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Agarwood (Aquilaria malaccensis Lam.) is a resinous material from different geographical locations. The current evaluation of agarwood quality is usually based on its physical properties and chemical compounds, yet only a few studies have linked agarwood quality with its anxiolytic effect, as indicated by characteristic compounds. In this study, using solid-phase microextraction/gas chromatography-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (SPME/GC-TOFMS) and multivariate analysis, we found 116 significantly different compounds in agarwood samples from four locations in Southeast Asia with regard to their quality. Brunei and Nha Trang agarwood had abundant sesquiterpenoids, exhibiting notable pharmacological efficacy in relieving anxiety. Malaysian and Irian agarwood had abundant alcohols and aldehydes, qualifying them as high-quality spices. Compound-target-disease network and pathway enrichment analysis were further employed to predict 79 gene targets and 20 pathways associated with the anxiolytic effects based on the 62 sesquiterpenoids. The correlated relationships among the sesquiterpenoids and targets suggest that agarwood treats anxiety via multiple compounds acting on multiple targets. Varying levels of sesquiterpenes across agarwood groups might lead to differences in the anxiolytic effects via signaling pathways, such as neurotransmitter- and hormone-regulated pathways. Our study originally evaluates agarwood quality and its anxiolytic effect by linking the characteristic compounds to potential gene targets and pathways.
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- Yue Pang
- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; (Y.P.); (W.L.)
- Instrumental Analysis Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; (Y.G.); (F.Y.); (Y.Z.); (L.F.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China;
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; (Y.P.); (W.L.)
- Instrumental Analysis Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; (Y.G.); (F.Y.); (Y.Z.); (L.F.)
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- Instrumental Analysis Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; (Y.G.); (F.Y.); (Y.Z.); (L.F.)
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- Instrumental Analysis Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; (Y.G.); (F.Y.); (Y.Z.); (L.F.)
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- Instrumental Analysis Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; (Y.G.); (F.Y.); (Y.Z.); (L.F.)
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- Instrumental Analysis Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; (Y.G.); (F.Y.); (Y.Z.); (L.F.)
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- Hangzhou Institute for Food and Drug Control, Hangzhou 310022, China;
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- Instrumental Analysis Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; (Y.G.); (F.Y.); (Y.Z.); (L.F.)
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Wei WJ, Gao K, Si YP, Guo T. Chemical constituents from Abies chensiensis and their antifungal activity. J Asian Nat Prod Res 2023; 25:403-409. [PMID: 35923151 DOI: 10.1080/10286020.2022.2097078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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One new (1) and six known cycloartane triterpenoids (2-7), along with seven reported abietane diterpenoids (8-14), were isolated from the bark of the branches of Abies chensiensis, of which compounds 2-14 were also received for the first time from the genus of Abies. Structural elucidation of all the compounds was carried out by extensive spectroscopic analyses. Additionally, the antifungal activity of isolated compounds 2-13 was evaluated by inhibiting the growth of fungal mycelium. Among them, compounds 8 and 10 demonstrated obvious inhibitory activity against plant pathogens Fusarium avenaceum and Bipolaris sorokiniana.
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- Wen-Jun Wei
- School of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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Wang C, Gong B, Liu Y, Chen D, Wu Y, Wei J. Agarwood essential oil inhalation exerts antianxiety and antidepressant effects via the regulation of Glu/GABA system homeostasis. Biomed Rep 2023; 18:16. [PMID: 36776581 PMCID: PMC9892967 DOI: 10.3892/br.2023.1598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Depression and anxiety are common diseases that endanger the physical and mental health of individuals. Agarwood incense inhalation has been used as a traditional Chinese medicine for relaxation and to improve sleep for centuries. In a previous study by the authors it was demonstrated that agarwood essential oil (AEO) injection exerted anxiolytic and antidepressant effects. Therefore the present study further investigated the anxiolytic and antidepressant effects of AEO inhalation on anxiolytic mice induced by M-chlorophenylpiperazine and depressive mice induced by chronic unpredictable mild stress. The results demonstrated that AEO exerted a significant anxiolytic effect, whereby autonomous movements were inhibited during the light dark exploration test and open field test. Furthermore, the tail suspension test and the forced swimming test demonstrated that AEO also exerted an antidepressant effect, whereby the immobility times were decreased. Moreover, AEO was determined to increase the levels of 5-hydroxytryptamine, γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) A receptor (GABAA) and glutamate (Glu) in anxiolytic mice and inhibit the levels of GABAA and Glu in depressive mice. Further investigations into how AEO affected the Glu/GABA system demonstrated that AEO markedly increased the protein expression levels of GABA transaminase (GABAT), glutamate metabotropic receptor 5 (GRM5), glutamate ionotropic receptor AMPA type subunit 1 (GluR1) and vesicular glutamate transporter 1 (VGluT1). Furthermore, AEO reduced the expression levels of GABAT, glutamate ionotropic receptor NMDA type subunit 2B and GRM5, and enhanced the expression levels of GluR1 and VGluT1. These results demonstrated that AEO potentially possesses antianxiety and antidepressant properties. The present study determined that the mechanism was related to the regulation of Glu/GABA neurotransmitter system homeostasis.
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- Canhong Wang
- Hainan Branch of The Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Haikou, Hainan 570311, P.R. China,Maoming Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangdong, Maoming 525099, P.R. China,Correspondence to: Dr Canhong Wang or Professor Jianhe Wei, Hainan Branch of the Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, 4 Yaogu 4th Road, Haikou, Hainan 570311, P.R. China
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- Hainan Branch of The Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Haikou, Hainan 570311, P.R. China
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- Hainan Branch of The Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Haikou, Hainan 570311, P.R. China
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- Hainan Branch of The Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Haikou, Hainan 570311, P.R. China
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- Hainan Branch of The Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Haikou, Hainan 570311, P.R. China
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- Hainan Branch of The Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Haikou, Hainan 570311, P.R. China,Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, P.R. China,Correspondence to: Dr Canhong Wang or Professor Jianhe Wei, Hainan Branch of the Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, 4 Yaogu 4th Road, Haikou, Hainan 570311, P.R. China
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Zhang Q, Pang J, Wang T, Chen F, Shen M, Li T, Chai Y, Liang Y, Sun J, Bai Z. Organocatalytic enantioselective construction of bicyclic γ-butrolactones. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.108121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Liu YF, Song ZM, Zeng MN, Wang YZ, Cheng YX, Qiao LQ, Peng R, Feng WS. Diterpenes from Pinus kesiya var. langbianensis (A.Chev.) Gaussen ex Bui (Pinaceae) and their protective effects in LPS-treated BEAS-2B cells. Phytochemistry 2022; 203:113360. [PMID: 35970437 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2022.113360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2022] [Revised: 07/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Eight previously undescribed diterpenoids, rosins A-H, and nine known diterpenoids were isolated from the resin from Pinus kesiya var. langbianensis (A.Chev.) Gaussen ex Bui (Pinaceae) extracted with 95% ethanol. Their structures were determined by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, J-based configuration analysis (JBCA), NOESY spectra, calculated NMR chemical shifts and electronic circular dichroic (ECD) spectra. All compounds were evaluated for their protective effects in LPS-treated human normal lung epithelial cells (BEAS-2B), and the cell viability was significantly increased after treatment with compounds 5, 10, 12, or 15 at a concentration of 10 μM.
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- Yu-Fei Liu
- School of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, PR China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Chinese Medicine and Respiratory Diseases co-constructed by Henan province & Education Ministry of P.R. China, Zhengzhou, 450046, China.
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- Institute for Inheritance-Based Innovation of Chinese Medicine, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, PR China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Chinese Medicine and Respiratory Diseases co-constructed by Henan province & Education Ministry of P.R. China, Zhengzhou, 450046, China.
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Liang JJ, Lv TM, Xu ZY, Huang XX, Song SJ. Aquilaria sinensis (Lour.) Spreng: Phytochemical review and Chemotaxonomic values. BIOCHEM SYST ECOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2022.104413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Shivanand P, Arbie NF, Krishnamoorthy S, Ahmad N. Agarwood-The Fragrant Molecules of a Wounded Tree. Molecules 2022; 27:3386. [PMID: 35684324 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27113386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Revised: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Agarwood, popularly known as oudh or gaharu, is a fragrant resinous wood of high commercial value, traded worldwide and primarily used for its distinctive fragrance in incense, perfumes, and medicine. This fragrant wood is created when Aquilaria trees are wounded and infected by fungi, producing resin as a defense mechanism. The depletion of natural agarwood caused by overharvesting amidst increasing demand has caused this fragrant defensive resin of endangered Aquilaria to become a rare and valuable commodity. Given that instances of natural infection are quite low, artificial induction, including biological inoculation, is being conducted to induce agarwood formation. A long-term investigation could unravel insights contributing toward Aquilaria being sustainably cultivated. This review will look at the different methods of induction, including physical, chemical, and biological, and compare the production, yield, and quality of such treatments with naturally formed agarwood. Pharmaceutical properties and medicinal benefits of fragrance-associated compounds such as chromones and terpenoids are also discussed.
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Wang Y, Hussain M, Jiang Z, Wang Z, Gao J, Ye F, Mao R, Li H. Aquilaria Species (Thymelaeaceae) Distribution, Volatile and Non-Volatile Phytochemicals, Pharmacological Uses, Agarwood Grading System, and Induction Methods. Molecules 2021; 26:7708. [PMID: 34946790 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26247708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Agarwood is a highly valuable fragrant wood of Aquilaria spp. (Thymelaeaceae) which has been widely utilized in traditional medicine, religious rites, and cultural activities. This study summarizes a review on the identification of Aquilaria cultivars, volatile and non-volatile phytochemicals, pharmacological uses, and agarwood grading system to determine its quality, and different agarwood induction methods. Due to the highly demanding and depleted natural resources, the research on agarwood is still insufficient, and it has broad research and development prospects in many industries. However, due to the significant scientific nature of agarwood application, developing high-quality products and drugs from agarwood have become highly important, while no one has discussed in detail the phytochemicals uses and provided a summary until now. The main phytochemicals of agarwood include terpenoids, dominated by sesquiterpenes. For centuries, terpenoids have been used in traditional Chinese medicine and have been shown to possess various pharmacological properties, including bacteriostatic, antibacterial, sedation, analgesia, anti-inflammation, anti-asthmatic, hypoglycemic, antidepressant, and many others. Alongside biological activity screening, phytochemical advances and pharmacological research have also made certain progress. Therefore, this review discusses the research progress of agarwood in recent years and provides a reference basis for further study of Aquilaria plants and agarwood.
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Chawengrum P, Boonsombat J, Mahidol C, Eurtivong C, Kittakoop P, Thongnest S, Ruchirawat S. Diterpenoids with Aromatase Inhibitory Activity from the Rhizomes of Kaempferia elegans. J Nat Prod 2021; 84:1738-1747. [PMID: 34110821 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.0c01292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Investigation of bioactive compounds from the rhizomes of Kaempferia elegans led to the isolation and characterization of ten new diterpenoids, namely, five 12,13-seco-diterpenoids named elegansins A-E (1-5) and five new abietanes, elegansols A-E (6-10), together with seven known diterpenoids (11-17). The structure elucidation of the new compounds was achieved by HRESIMS, NMR, and ECD spectroscopic analysis. Compounds (1-5) are the first examples of 12,13-seco-diterpenoid-type compounds representing a decalin fused dihydropyran skeleton. Plausible biosynthetic pathways for compounds 1-5 are proposed. Aromatase inhibitory activities of all compounds were evaluated, and abieta-8,11,13-trien-11-ol (16) was found to be the most potent aromatase inhibitor with an IC50 value of 3.7 μM.
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- Pornsuda Chawengrum
- Chemical Biology Program, Chulabhorn Graduate Institute, Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Kamphaeng Phet 6 Road, Bangkok 10210, Thailand
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- Chulabhorn Research Institute, Kamphaeng Phet 6 Road, Bangkok 10210, Thailand
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- Chulabhorn Research Institute, Kamphaeng Phet 6 Road, Bangkok 10210, Thailand
- Program in Chemical Sciences, Chulabhorn Graduate Institute, Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Kamphaeng Phet 6 Road, Bangkok 10210, Thailand
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- Program in Chemical Sciences, Chulabhorn Graduate Institute, Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Kamphaeng Phet 6 Road, Bangkok 10210, Thailand
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- Chemical Biology Program, Chulabhorn Graduate Institute, Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Kamphaeng Phet 6 Road, Bangkok 10210, Thailand
- Center of Excellence on Environmental Health and Toxicology (EHT), CHE, Ministry of Education, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Chulabhorn Research Institute, Kamphaeng Phet 6 Road, Bangkok 10210, Thailand
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- Chulabhorn Research Institute, Kamphaeng Phet 6 Road, Bangkok 10210, Thailand
- Program in Chemical Sciences, Chulabhorn Graduate Institute, Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Kamphaeng Phet 6 Road, Bangkok 10210, Thailand
- Center of Excellence on Environmental Health and Toxicology (EHT), CHE, Ministry of Education, Bangkok, Thailand
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Peeraphong L. Medicinal uses of agarwood. Chinese Medicine and Culture 2021. [DOI: 10.4103/cmac.cmac_43_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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He Q, Hu DB, Zhang L, Xia MY, Yan H, Li XN, Luo JF, Wang YS, Yang JH, Wang YH. Neuroprotective compounds from the resinous heartwood of Aquilaria sinensis. Phytochemistry 2021; 181:112554. [PMID: 33152579 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2020.112554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Revised: 09/20/2020] [Accepted: 10/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Six undescribed compounds, including three sesquiterpenoids [(4S,5S,7S,8S,11R)-7-hydroxyguai-1(10)-en-8,12-olide, aquilarisinone, and 2Z,7(13),9E-humulatrien-12-ol-5-one], one diphenylpentanone [1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-5-phenylpentan-3-one], and two 2-(2-phenylethyl)chromones (6-epiagarotetrol and triepoxyhexahydrochromone A), along with 15 known compounds, were isolated from the resinous heartwood of Aquilaria sinensis (Thymelaeaceae). Their structures were determined by mass (MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopic data. The absolute configuration of (4S,5S,7S,8S,11R)-7-hydroxyguai-1(10)-en-8,12-olide was confirmed by X-ray diffraction analysis, and the configurations of (4S,7S,8S,10R,11R)-7,10-epoxyguai-1(5)-en-8,12-olide, aquilarisinone, 6-epiagarotetrol, and triepoxyhexahydrochromone A were confirmed by electronic circular dichroism (ECD) calculations. The neuroprotective activities of the compounds were evaluated using models of BACE1 inhibition and PC12 cells with corticosterone- and 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridine ion (MPP+)-induced damage. At concentrations of 1, 2, and 5 μM, triepoxyhexahydrochromone A, (+)-(7R,10R)-selina-4,11(13)-diene-12,15-dial, (-)-(5R,7R,10R)-12,15-dioxo-α-selinene, and (+)-(1R,4S,5R)-1β-hydroxyeremophila-7(11),9-dien-8-one exerted significant protective effects (p < 0.01) on PC12 cell injury induced by corticosterone, while triepoxyhexahydrochromone A and (-)-(5R,7R,10R)-12,15-dioxo-α-selinene exerted significant protective effects (p < 0.01) on MPP+-induced PC12 cell injury at concentrations of 1, 2, and 5 μM. No compounds produced significant inhibitory effects on BACE1, with inhibition rates of less than 20% observed at a concentration of 20 μM.
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- Qian He
- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Science and Technology, School of Pharmacy, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, PR China; Key Laboratory of Economic Plants and Biotechnology, Yunnan Key Laboratory for Wild Plant Resources, And State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, PR China
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- School of Chemical Biology and Environment, Yuxi Normal University, Yuxi, 653100, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Economic Plants and Biotechnology, Yunnan Key Laboratory for Wild Plant Resources, And State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Economic Plants and Biotechnology, Yunnan Key Laboratory for Wild Plant Resources, And State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Economic Plants and Biotechnology, Yunnan Key Laboratory for Wild Plant Resources, And State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Economic Plants and Biotechnology, Yunnan Key Laboratory for Wild Plant Resources, And State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Economic Plants and Biotechnology, Yunnan Key Laboratory for Wild Plant Resources, And State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Science and Technology, School of Pharmacy, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Science and Technology, School of Pharmacy, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Economic Plants and Biotechnology, Yunnan Key Laboratory for Wild Plant Resources, And State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, PR China.
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Zhang J, He Y, Jiang X, Jiang H, Shen J. Nature brings new avenues to the therapy of central nervous system diseases—An overview of possible treatments derived from natural products. Sci China Life Sci 2019; 62:1332-1367. [DOI: 10.1007/s11427-019-9587-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Yang L, Yang YL, Dong WH, Li W, Wang P, Cao X, Yuan JZ, Chen HQ, Mei WL, Dai HF. Sesquiterpenoids and 2-(2-phenylethyl)chromones respectively acting as α-glucosidase and tyrosinase inhibitors from agarwood of an Aquilaria plant. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2019; 34:853-862. [PMID: 31010356 PMCID: PMC6495113 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2019.1576657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The ethyl ether extract of agarwood from an Aquilaria plant afforded six new sesquiterpenoids, Agarozizanol A − F (1−6), together with four known sesquiterpenoids and six known 2-(2-phenylethyl)chromones. Their structures were elucidated via detailed spectroscopic analysis, X-ray diffraction, and comparisons with the published data. All the isolates were evaluated for the α-glucosidase and tyrosinase inhibitory activities in vitro. Compounds 5, 7, 8, and 10 showed significant inhibition of α-glucosidase with IC50 values ranging between 112.3 ± 4.5 and 524.5 ± 2.7 µM (acarbose, 743. 4 ± 3.3 µM). Compounds 13 and 14 exhibited tyrosinase inhibitory effect with IC50 values of 89.0 ± 1.7 and 51.5 ± 0.6 µM, respectively (kojic acid, 46.1 ± 1.3). In the kinetic studies, compounds 5 and 14 were found to be uncompetitive inhibitors for α-glucosidase and mixed type inhibitors for tyrosinase, respectively. Furthermore, molecular docking simulations revealed the binding sites and interactions of the most active compounds with α-glucosidase and tyrosinase.
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- Li Yang
- a Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture , Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences , Haikou , People's Republic of China.,b Hainan Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Natural Products from Li Folk Medicine , Haikou , People's Republic of China
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- a Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture , Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences , Haikou , People's Republic of China.,b Hainan Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Natural Products from Li Folk Medicine , Haikou , People's Republic of China
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- a Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture , Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences , Haikou , People's Republic of China.,b Hainan Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Natural Products from Li Folk Medicine , Haikou , People's Republic of China.,c Hainan Engineering Research Center of Agarwood , Haikou , People's Republic of China
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- a Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture , Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences , Haikou , People's Republic of China.,b Hainan Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Natural Products from Li Folk Medicine , Haikou , People's Republic of China.,c Hainan Engineering Research Center of Agarwood , Haikou , People's Republic of China
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- a Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture , Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences , Haikou , People's Republic of China.,b Hainan Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Natural Products from Li Folk Medicine , Haikou , People's Republic of China.,c Hainan Engineering Research Center of Agarwood , Haikou , People's Republic of China
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- a Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture , Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences , Haikou , People's Republic of China.,b Hainan Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Natural Products from Li Folk Medicine , Haikou , People's Republic of China
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- a Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture , Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences , Haikou , People's Republic of China.,b Hainan Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Natural Products from Li Folk Medicine , Haikou , People's Republic of China.,c Hainan Engineering Research Center of Agarwood , Haikou , People's Republic of China
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- a Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture , Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences , Haikou , People's Republic of China.,b Hainan Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Natural Products from Li Folk Medicine , Haikou , People's Republic of China.,c Hainan Engineering Research Center of Agarwood , Haikou , People's Republic of China
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- a Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture , Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences , Haikou , People's Republic of China.,b Hainan Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Natural Products from Li Folk Medicine , Haikou , People's Republic of China.,c Hainan Engineering Research Center of Agarwood , Haikou , People's Republic of China
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- a Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture , Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences , Haikou , People's Republic of China.,b Hainan Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Natural Products from Li Folk Medicine , Haikou , People's Republic of China.,c Hainan Engineering Research Center of Agarwood , Haikou , People's Republic of China
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Zheng H, Gao J, Man S, Zhang J, Jin Z, Gao W. The protective effects of Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum extract on 5-Fuorouracil-induced intestinal mucositis in mice. Phytomedicine 2019; 54:308-317. [PMID: 30396718 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2018.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2017] [Revised: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum as a traditional Chinese medicine is used in prescription for treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. Phytochemical investigations show that there are many anti-ulcer and anti-inflammatory ingredients in A. agallocha methanol extract (AEE). However, scarce data is available about the constituents absorbed into the blood, activity and mechanisms of AEE on intestinal mucositis. HYPOTHESIS/PURPOSE To analyze the bioactive constituents of AEE absorbed in the blood, and further explore the potential mechanisms of the protection against chemotherapy-induced intestinal mucositis. METHODS The serum pharmacochemistry using UHPLC-Q-TOF/MS was performed to screen the bioactive compounds of AEE absorbed in serum. The intestinal mucositis was induced by 5-Fuorouracil (5-Fu) and treated with AEE. The severity of intestinal mucositis was evaluated based on body weight, food-intake and diarrhea. Furthermore, the mechanism of AEE was investigated involved in the pathogenesis of mucositis on repairing injury of intestinal mucosa, immune functions, and inflammatory response. RESULTS Altogether, 11 components were identified or tentatively characterized in dosed plasma. In pharmacodynamics study, intestinal mucositis caused by 5-Fu was effectively attenuated after AEE treatment. AEE treatment improved food-intake and injury of the intestinal mucosa, relieved body weight loss and severe diarrhea through up-regulating expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and inhibiting the levels of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in ileum segments. CONCLUSIONS AEE protected against 5-Fu-induced intestinal mucositis (IM) in mice through mechanisms that involved in promoting the enterocyte proliferative activity, maintaining the integrity of tight junction proteins, inhibiting oxidative stress and ameliorating the inflammatory disturbances. Accordingly, A. agallocha may be a promising therapeutic candidate used for the prevention of IM during cancer chemotherapy.
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- Hong Zheng
- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Logistics University of Chinese People's Armed Police Forces, Tianjin 300309, China
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- Tianjin Lerentang Pharmaceutical Factory, Tianjin Zhongxin Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd., Tianjin 300380, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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Yang L, Guo P, Liu A, Sui S, Shi S, Guo S, Dai J. Aquilariaenes A-H, eight new diterpenoids from Chinese eaglewood. Fitoterapia 2019; 133:180-185. [PMID: 30659875 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2019.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2018] [Revised: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Aquilariaenes A-H (1-8), eight new diterpenoids and nor-diterpenoids (1-8) belonging to abietane or pimarane, were isolated from the petroleum ether extract of Chinese eaglewood. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of extensive spectroscopic methods including HRESIMS, IR, 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic data analyses. Antidepressant activities of isolates for in vitro inhibition of serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake in rat brain synaptosomes were evaluated.
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- Lin Yang
- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing 100081, China.
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing 100081, China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing 100081, China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing 100081, China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, CAMS Key Laboratory of Enzyme and Biocatalysis of Medicinal Natural Products, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China.
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Wang S, Wang C, Yu Z, Wu C, Peng D, Liu X, Liu Y, Yang Y, Guo P, Wei J. Agarwood Essential Oil Ameliorates Restrain Stress-Induced Anxiety and Depression by Inhibiting HPA Axis Hyperactivity. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:E3468. [PMID: 30400578 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19113468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Revised: 10/23/2018] [Accepted: 10/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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In our previous investigation, we found that agarwood essential oil (AEO) has a sedative-hypnotic effect. Sedative-hypnotic drugs usually have an anxiolytic effect, where concomitant anxiety and depression are a common comorbidity. Therefore, this study further investigated the anxiolytic and antidepressant effects of AEO using a series of animal behavior tests on a restraint stress-induced mice model. The elevated plus maze (EPM) test, the light dark exploration (LDE) test, and the open field (OF) test demonstrated that AEO has a significant anxiolytic effect. Simultaneously, the tail suspension (TS) test and the forced swimming (FS) test illuminated that AEO has an antidepressant effect with the immobility time decreased. Stress can cause cytokine and nitric oxide (NO) elevation, and further lead to hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis hyperactivity. AEO was shown to dose-dependently inhibit the levels of cytokines, including interleukin 1α (IL-1α), IL-1β, and IL-6 in serum, significantly decrease the mRNA level of neural nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus, and inhibit the nNOS protein level in the hippocampus. Concomitant measurements of the HPA axis upstream regulator corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) and its receptor CRFR found that AEO significantly decreases the gene expression of CRF, and significantly inhibits the gene transcription and protein expression of CRFR in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus. Additionally, AEO dose-dependently reduces the concentrations of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and corticosterone (CORT) downstream of the HPA axis, as measured by ELISA kits. These results together demonstrate that AEO exerts anxiolytic and antidepressant effects which are related to the inhibition of CRF and hyperactivity of the HPA axis.
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Kolsi L, Yli-Kauhaluoma J, Moreira VM. Catalytic, Tunable, One-Step Bismuth(III) Triflate Reaction with Alcohols: Dehydration Versus Dimerization. ACS Omega 2018; 3:8836-8842. [PMID: 31459017 PMCID: PMC6644986 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b01401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2018] [Accepted: 07/24/2018] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Bi(OTf)3·xH2O is a powerful catalyst for the dehydration of tertiary alcohols into alkenes in apolar solvents. The reaction proceeds smoothly and selectively, with amounts as low as 0.01 mol % catalyst, in yields up to 93%. Moreover, in polar solvents, Bi(OTf)3·xH2O (0.1-1 mol %) selectively catalyzes the dimerization of the alcohols instead, forming new C-C bonds, in yields up to 96%. This mild, efficient, economic, and eco-friendly method is applicable across different chemical classes and amenable to several functional groups.
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- Laura
E. Kolsi
- Drug
Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology,
Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Viikinkaari 5 E, P.O. Box 56, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Drug
Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology,
Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Viikinkaari 5 E, P.O. Box 56, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Drug
Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology,
Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Viikinkaari 5 E, P.O. Box 56, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
- Strathclyde
Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 161 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G4 0RE, U.K.
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Wang S, Yu Z, Wang C, Wu C, Guo P, Wei J. Chemical Constituents and Pharmacological Activity of Agarwood and Aquilaria Plants. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23020342. [PMID: 29414842 PMCID: PMC6017114 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23020342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2018] [Revised: 01/28/2018] [Accepted: 01/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Agarwood, a highly precious non-timber fragrant wood of Aquilaria spp. (Thymelaeaceae), has been widely used in traditional medicine, religious rites, and cultural activities. Due to the inflated demanding and depleted natural resources, the yields of agarwood collected from the wild are shrinking, and the price is constantly rising, which restricts agarwood scientific research and wide application. With the sustainable planting and management of agarwood applied, and especially the artificial-inducing methods being used in China and Southeast Asian countries, agarwood yields are increasing, and the price is becoming more reasonable. Under this condition, illuminating the scientific nature of traditional agarwood application and developing new products and drugs from agarwood have become vitally important. Recently, the phytochemical investigations have achieved fruitful results, and more than 300 compounds have been isolated, including numerous new compounds that might be the characteristic constituents with physiological action. However, no one has focused on the new compounds and presented a summary until now. Alongside phytochemical advances, bioactivity screening and pharmacological investigation have also made a certain progress. Therefore, this review discussed the new compounds isolated after 2010, and summarized the pharmacological progress on agarwood and Aquilaria plants.
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- Shuai Wang
- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China.
- Ministry of Education & National Engineering Laboratory for Breeding of Endangered Medicinal Materials, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China.
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- Conservation and Development of Southern Medicine, Hainan Branch of the Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Haikou 570311, China.
- Key Laboratory of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Agarwood Sustainable Utilization, Hainan Branch of the Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Haikou 570311, China.
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- Conservation and Development of Southern Medicine, Hainan Branch of the Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Haikou 570311, China.
- Key Laboratory of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Agarwood Sustainable Utilization, Hainan Branch of the Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Haikou 570311, China.
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology Center, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China.
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology Center, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China.
- Ministry of Education & National Engineering Laboratory for Breeding of Endangered Medicinal Materials, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China.
- Conservation and Development of Southern Medicine, Hainan Branch of the Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Haikou 570311, China.
- Key Laboratory of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Agarwood Sustainable Utilization, Hainan Branch of the Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Haikou 570311, China.
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Background: Aquilaria, a genus belonging to the Thymelaeaceae, produces fragrant resinous agarwood, also known as eaglewood, which has been used as incense since old times. The intense fra-grance is the result of the presence of a wide variety of secondary metabolites. Objective: This genus was reported contained sesquiterpenes, chromones, flavonoids, benzophenones, diterpenoids, triterpenoids, and lignans. Conclusion: Here, we review the different secondary metabolites that have been identified in Aquilaria to show their diversity and to allow comparison with other Thymelaeaceae genera.
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- Alfinda Novi Kristanti
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya60115, Indonesia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya60115, Indonesia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya60115, Indonesia
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Qiu M, Jin J, Zhou L, Zhou W, Liu Y, Tan Q, Cao D, Zhao Z. Diterpenoids from Croton crassifolius include a novel skeleton possibly generated via an intramolecular [2+2]-photocycloaddition reaction. Phytochemistry 2018; 145:103-110. [PMID: 29117577 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2017.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2017] [Revised: 10/16/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Five previously undescribed terpenoids (cracrosons D-H), including three clerodane diterpenoids, together with 16 known diterpenoids were isolated from Croton crassifolius (Euphorbiaceae). Cracroson D features a previously undescribed carbon skeleton with an unprecedented cyclobutane ring. Their structures, including their absolute configurations, were elucidated using spectroscopic and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses along with CD calculations. A plausible biogenetic pathway for cracroson D is also proposed, which was supported by the experimental results. Additionally, all of the compounds were evaluated in vitro for cytotoxicity against T24 and A549 cells using the CCK-8 method.
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- Maosong Qiu
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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Ma CT, Eom T, Cho E, Wu B, Kim TR, Oh KB, Han SB, Kwon SW, Park JH. Aquilanols A and B, Macrocyclic Humulene-Type Sesquiterpenoids from the Agarwood of Aquilaria malaccensis. J Nat Prod 2017; 80:3043-3048. [PMID: 29083898 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.7b00462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Four new and five known sesquiterpenoids were isolated from the agarwood of Aquilaria malaccensis. Aquilanols A and B (1 and 2) have an unprecedented macrocyclic humulene structure with a bicyclic 7/10 ring system. Compound 2 was obtained as a scalemic mixture that was resolved by HPLC analysis using a chiral column. Their structures were deduced based on spectroscopic data analysis, and the absolute configurations were unambiguously determined by X-ray crystallographic data and ECD spectroscopic analysis. A putative biosynthetic pathway of these sesquiterpenoids is proposed.
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- Chi Thanh Ma
- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy , Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Vietnam
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- College of Pharmacy, Chung Ang University , Seoul 06974, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, China Medical University , Shenyang, Liaoning 110122, People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmacy, Chung Ang University , Seoul 06974, Korea
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The formation of artefacts during the isolation, purification and characterisation of terpenoids is reviewed.
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- James R. Hanson
- Department of Chemistry, University of Sussex, Brighton, Sussex BN1 9QJ, UK
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Kolsi LE, Krogerus S, Brito V, Rüffer T, Lang H, Yli-Kauhaluoma J, Silvestre SM, Moreira VM. Regioselective Benzylic Oxidation of Aromatic Abietanes: Application to the Semisynthesis of the Naturally Occurring Picealactones A, B and C. ChemistrySelect 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201701477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Laura E. Kolsi
- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy; University of Helsinki; Viikinkaari 5 E (P.O. Box 56), FI- 00014 Helsinki Finland
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy; University of Helsinki; Viikinkaari 5 E (P.O. Box 56), FI- 00014 Helsinki Finland
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- Health Sciences Research Centre; University of Beira Interior (CICS-UBI); Av. Infante D. Henrique 6200-506 Covilhã Portugal
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry; Technische Universität Chemnitz; 09107 Chemnitz Germany
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry; Technische Universität Chemnitz; 09107 Chemnitz Germany
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy; University of Helsinki; Viikinkaari 5 E (P.O. Box 56), FI- 00014 Helsinki Finland
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- Health Sciences Research Centre; University of Beira Interior (CICS-UBI); Av. Infante D. Henrique 6200-506 Covilhã Portugal
- Centre for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (CNC); 3004-504 Coimbra Portugal
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy; University of Helsinki; Viikinkaari 5 E (P.O. Box 56), FI- 00014 Helsinki Finland
- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences; University of Strathclyde; 161 Cathedral Street Glasgow G4 0RE UK
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Tian RY, Lu Y, Chen DF. Four New Diterpenoids from the Roots ofEuphorbia pekinensis. Chem Biodivers 2016; 13:1404-1409. [DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.201600091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2016] [Accepted: 05/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Rui-Ying Tian
- Department of Pharmacognosy; School of Pharmacy; Fudan University; Shanghai 201203 P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmacognosy; School of Pharmacy; Fudan University; Shanghai 201203 P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmacognosy; School of Pharmacy; Fudan University; Shanghai 201203 P. R. China
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Korinek M, Wagh VD, Lo IW, Hsu YM, Hsu HY, Hwang TL, Wu YC, Cheng YB, Chen BH, Chang FR. Antiallergic Phorbol Ester from the Seeds of Aquilaria malaccensis. Int J Mol Sci 2016; 17:398. [PMID: 27007372 PMCID: PMC4813253 DOI: 10.3390/ijms17030398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2016] [Revised: 03/02/2016] [Accepted: 03/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The Aquilaria malaccensis (Thymelaeaceae) tree is a source of precious fragrant resin, called agarwood, which is widely used in traditional medicines in East Asia against diseases such as asthma. In our continuous search for active natural products, A. malaccensis seeds ethanolic extract demonstrated antiallergic effect with an IC50 value less than 1 µg/mL. Therefore, the present research aimed to purify and identify the antiallergic principle of A. malaccensis through a bioactivity-guided fractionation approach. We found that phorbol ester-rich fraction was responsible for the antiallergic activity of A. malaccensis seeds. One new active phorbol ester, 12-O-(2Z,4E,6E)-tetradeca-2,4,6-trienoylphorbol-13-acetate, aquimavitalin (1) was isolated. The structure of 1 was assigned by means of 1D and 2D NMR data and high-resolution mass spectrometry (HR-MS). Aquimavitalin (1) showed strong inhibitory activity in A23187- and antigen-induced degranulation assay with IC50 values of 1.7 and 11 nM, respectively, with a therapeutic index up to 71,000. The antiallergic activities of A. malaccensis seeds and aquimavitalin (1) have never been revealed before. The results indicated that A. malaccensis seeds and the pure compound have the potential for use in the treatment of allergy.
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- Michal Korinek
- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
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- Department of Life Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien 970, Taiwan.
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
- Research Center for Industry of Human Ecology and Graduate Institute of Health Industry Technology, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
- Department of Anesthesiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
- School of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan.
- Chinese Medicine Research and Development Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan.
- Center for Molecular Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan.
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
- Center for Infectious Disease and Cancer Research, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
- The Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan.
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
- Center for Infectious Disease and Cancer Research, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
- Cancer Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
- Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan.
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Zhao H, Peng Q, Han Z, Yang L, Wang Z. Three New Sesquiterpenoids and One New Sesquiterpenoid Derivative from Chinese Eaglewood. Molecules 2016; 21:281. [PMID: 26927050 PMCID: PMC6274321 DOI: 10.3390/molecules21030281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2016] [Revised: 02/22/2016] [Accepted: 02/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Three new sesquiterpenoids (1-3) and one new sesquiterpenoid derivative (4), along with three known sesquiterpenoids (5-7), were isolated from the 95% ethanolic extract of Chinese eaglewood [Aquilaria sinensis (Lour.) Gilg]. The structures of these compounds were elucidated through extensive analysis of spectroscopic data including IR, NMR, HRESIMS, and X-ray diffraction experiments. In addition, the above new compounds were detected for their bioactivities against LPS-induced NO production in RAW 264.7 cells. Among them, compound 2 exhibited obvious anti-inflammatory activity with an IC50 value of 8.1 μM.
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- Huan Zhao
- The MOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines and the SATCM Key Laboratory for New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines, Institute of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201210, China.
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- The MOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines and the SATCM Key Laboratory for New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines, Institute of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201210, China.
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- The MOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines and the SATCM Key Laboratory for New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines, Institute of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201210, China.
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- The MOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines and the SATCM Key Laboratory for New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines, Institute of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201210, China.
- Shanghai R & D Centre for Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai 201203, China.
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- The MOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines and the SATCM Key Laboratory for New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines, Institute of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201210, China.
- Shanghai R & D Centre for Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai 201203, China.
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Xu J, Sun Y, Wang M, Ren Q, Li S, Wang H, Sun X, Jin DQ, Sun H, Ohizumi Y, Guo Y. Bioactive Diterpenoids from the Leaves of Callicarpa macrophylla. J Nat Prod 2015; 78:1563-1569. [PMID: 26110519 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.5b00018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A phytochemical investigation of the leaves of Callicarpa macrophylla led to the isolation of five new diterpenoids (1-5), macrophypenes A-E, and nine known analogues (6-14). The structures of 1-5 were established on the basis of extensive analysis of NMR spectroscopic data, X-ray diffraction data, and experimental and calculated electronic circular dichroism spectra. Compound 1 is a spiroditerpenoid with a novel skeleton, and compound 5 is a rare ent-abietane diterpenoid possessing a peroxide bridge. Compounds 1, 5-7, and 11-14 stimulate nerve growth factor mediated neurite outgrowth from PC12 cells.
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- ∥Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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In this study, the biological properties of abietane-type diterpenoids with an aromatic C ring are reviewed. The review contains about 160 references.
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This review covers the isolation and chemistry of diterpenoids from terrestrial as opposed to marine sources and includes labdanes, clerodanes, pimaranes, abietanes, kauranes, gibberellins, cembranes and their cyclization products. The literature from January to December 2013 is reviewed.
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Kim CS, Shin B, Kwon OW, Kim SY, Choi SU, Oh DC, Kim KH, Lee KR. Holophyllin A, a rearranged abietane-type diterpenoid from the trunk of Abies holophylla. Tetrahedron Lett 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2014.10.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Li YL, Gao YX, Jin HZ, Shan L, Liang XS, Xu XK, Yang XW, Wang N, Steinmetz A, Chen Z, Zhang WD. Chemical constituents of Abies nukiangensis. Phytochemistry 2014; 106:116-123. [PMID: 25081106 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2014.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2014] [Revised: 07/01/2014] [Accepted: 07/02/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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During a survey on chemical constituents of Abies nukiangensis, seven previously unreported compounds, including six triterpenes (1-6) and one phenol (7) were isolated and characterized, together with 37 known miscellaneous chemical constituents. The structures of compounds 1-7 were established mainly by extensive analysis of the 1D and 2D NMR, as well as HRMS data. The absolute configurations of compounds 1 and 8 were confirmed unambiguously by the Cu-Kα X-ray crystallography. Compounds 3 and 8-10 showed significant anti-hepatitis C virus effects with EC50 values of 3.73, 2.67, 1.33 and 2.25μM, respectively.
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- Yong-Li Li
- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai JiaoTong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China; Division of Material Science & Quality Test, Shanghai Institute of Measurement and Testing Technology, Shanghai 201203, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai JiaoTong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai JiaoTong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, 325 Guohe Road, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China; Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, TX 77843, USA
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- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, 325 Guohe Road, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Luxembourg Public Research Centre for Health (CRP-Sante), 84 Val Fleuri, L-1526 Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
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- Luxembourg Public Research Centre for Health (CRP-Sante), 84 Val Fleuri, L-1526 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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- Luxembourg Public Research Centre for Health (CRP-Sante), 84 Val Fleuri, L-1526 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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- Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, TX 77843, USA
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai JiaoTong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China; School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, 325 Guohe Road, Shanghai 200433, China.
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Ghanem H, Haba H, Marcourt L, Benkhaled M, Wolfender JL. Microphynolides A and B, new spiro-γ-lactone glycosides from Thymelaea microphylla. Nat Prod Res 2014; 28:1732-8. [DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2014.942662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Hasna Ghanem
- Laboratoire de Chimie et Chimie de l'Environnement (L.C.C.E), Département de Chimie, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Batna, Batna, Algérie
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- Laboratoire de Chimie et Chimie de l'Environnement (L.C.C.E), Département de Chimie, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Batna, Batna, Algérie
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- Phytochemistry and Bioactive Natural Products, School of Pharmaceutical Science, EPGL, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Laboratoire de Chimie et Chimie de l'Environnement (L.C.C.E), Département de Chimie, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Batna, Batna, Algérie
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- Phytochemistry and Bioactive Natural Products, School of Pharmaceutical Science, EPGL, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Tian X, Yue R, Zhang S, Shen Y, Ye J, Shan L, Li H, Wen B, Xu X, Zhang W. Merrilliadione - a Rare Isopropyl (13→11)-abeo-9,11-secoAbietane Diterpene fromIllicium merrillianum. European J Org Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201402406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The synthesis of dicyano abietane 11, a potential precursor to the biologically active tricyclic bis-cyano enone 6 (TBE-31), was accomplished in eight steps from epoxide 13. The synthesis features a Lewis acid promoted stereoselective cyclization of epoxide 13 to generate the tricyclic ring system 12 in one step.
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- Evans O Onyango
- Department of Chemistry, Dartmouth College , Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, United States
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