The antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of phenolic compounds isolated from the root of Rhodiola sachalinensis A. BOR

Molecules. 2012 Sep 27;17(10):11484-94. doi: 10.3390/molecules171011484.

Abstract

Isolation of compounds from the root of Rhodiola sachalinensis (RRS) yielded tyrosol (1), salidroside (2), multiflorin B (3), kaempferol-3,4'-di-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (4), afzelin (5), kaempferol (6), rhodionin (7), and rhodiosin (8). Quantification of these compounds was performed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). To investigate the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of the compounds, DPPH radical scavenging, NBT superoxide scavenging and nitric oxide production inhibitory activities were examined in LPS-stimulated Raw 264.7 cells. We suggest that the major active components of RRS are herbacetin glycosides, exhibiting antioxidant activity, and kaempferol, exhibiting anti-inflammatory activity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / pharmacology*
  • Antioxidants / pharmacology*
  • Biphenyl Compounds / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Survival / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Nitric Oxide / biosynthesis
  • Phenols / pharmacology*
  • Picrates / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry*
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
  • Plant Roots / chemistry*
  • Rhodiola / chemistry*
  • Superoxides / antagonists & inhibitors

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Antioxidants
  • Biphenyl Compounds
  • Phenols
  • Picrates
  • Plant Extracts
  • Superoxides
  • Nitric Oxide
  • 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl