New secoiridoid glycosides from the roots of Picrorhiza scrophulariiflora

Molecules. 2008 Sep 1;13(9):2049-57. doi: 10.3390/molecules13092049.

Abstract

Three new secoiridoid glycosides, named picrogentiosides A (1), B (2) and C (3), have been isolated from the underground parts of Picrorhiza Scrophulariiflora, together with the two known compounds plantamajoside (4) and plantainoside D (5). Their structures were established by spectroscopic analyses and comparisons with data from related compounds. A pilot pharmacological study showed that picrogentiosides A (1) and B (2) have an immunomodulatory effect in vitro.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Glycosides / chemistry*
  • Glycosides / isolation & purification
  • Iridoids / chemistry*
  • Iridoids / isolation & purification
  • Molecular Structure
  • Picrorhiza / chemistry*
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Roots / chemistry*

Substances

  • Glycosides
  • Iridoids
  • Plant Extracts