Constituents from the leaves of Phellodendron amurense and their antioxidant activity

Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2006 Sep;54(9):1308-11. doi: 10.1248/cpb.54.1308.

Abstract

Three new coumarins, phellodenols F-H (1-3) and a new glutaric acid derivative, phellodendric acid-A (4) were isolated from the leaves of Phellodendron amurense together with twenty-nine known compounds. Extensive 1D and 2D NMR experiments and other spectroscopic studies were employed to determine the structures of 1-4. The isolated compounds were screened for their antioxidant activity through DPPH (alpha,alpha-diphenyl-beta-picrylhydrazyl) radical scavenging assay. Compounds quercetin, quercetin-3-O-beta-D-glucoside, quercetin-3-O-beta-D-galactoside and kaempferol-3-O-beta-D-glucoside demonstrated significant radical scavenging activity comparable to vitamin E.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antioxidants / chemistry*
  • Antioxidants / isolation & purification
  • Antioxidants / pharmacology*
  • Coumarins / chemistry*
  • Coumarins / isolation & purification
  • Coumarins / pharmacology*
  • Free Radical Scavengers / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Free Radical Scavengers / chemistry
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / methods
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / standards
  • Molecular Structure
  • Phellodendron / chemistry*
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Reference Standards
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • Coumarins
  • Free Radical Scavengers