PPARγ agonist from Chromolaena odorata

J Nat Prod. 2012 Dec 28;75(12):2076-81. doi: 10.1021/np300386d. Epub 2012 Nov 27.

Abstract

A phytochemical investigation of Chromolaena odorata resulted in the isolation of five new compounds, 5aα,6,9,9aβ,10-pentahydro-10β-hydroxy-7-methylanthra[1,2-d][1,3]dioxol-5-one (1), 1,2-methylenedioxy-6-methylanthraquinone (2), 3-hydroxy-1,2,4-trimethoxy-6-methylanthraquinone (3), 3-hydroxy-1,2-dimethoxy-6-methylanthraquinone (4), and 7-methoxy-7-epi-medioresinol (5), together with 12 known compounds, odoratin (6), 3β-acetyloleanolic acid (7), ursolic acid (8), ombuin (9), 4,2'-dihydroxy-4',5',6'-trimethoxychalcone (10), (-)-pinoresinol (11), austrocortinin (12), tianshic acid (13), cleomiscosin D (14), (-)-medioresinol (15), (-)-syringaresinol (16), and cleomiscosin A (17). All the compounds were evaluated for their PPARγ transactivation activity, and compound 6 showed moderate activity with an EC(50) value of 3.10 μM.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anthraquinones / chemistry
  • Anthraquinones / isolation & purification*
  • Anthraquinones / pharmacology
  • Chromolaena / chemistry*
  • Dioxoles / chemistry
  • Dioxoles / isolation & purification*
  • Dioxoles / pharmacology*
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / chemistry
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / isolation & purification*
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / pharmacology*
  • Flavonoids / chemistry
  • Flavonoids / isolation & purification*
  • Flavonoids / pharmacology*
  • Furans / chemistry
  • Furans / isolation & purification
  • Hepatocytes / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Lignans / chemistry
  • Lignans / isolation & purification*
  • Lignans / pharmacology*
  • Luciferases / metabolism
  • Molecular Structure
  • PPAR gamma / agonists*
  • Sesquiterpenes / chemistry
  • Sesquiterpenes / isolation & purification
  • Sesquiterpenes / pharmacology
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Anthraquinones
  • Dioxoles
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal
  • Flavonoids
  • Furans
  • Lignans
  • PPAR gamma
  • Sesquiterpenes
  • syringaresinol
  • odoratin
  • Luciferases
  • 2-methylanthraquinone
  • pinoresinol