Five new compounds from Rhododendron mariae Hance

J Asian Nat Prod Res. 2014 Jan;16(1):1-10. doi: 10.1080/10286020.2013.865614. Epub 2013 Dec 10.

Abstract

Five new compounds (-)-(7R,8S,7'R,8'S)-4,9,4',9'-tetrahydroxy-3,3'-dimethoxy-7,7'-epoxylignan 9-O-β-d-xylopyranoside (1), (-)-(7'R,8'S)-5'-methoxyl(dimeric coniferyl acetate) (2), (+)-(1R,2S)-1,2-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3-acetyl-1,3-propanediol (3), (-)-3-((2R,3R)-2-ethoxy-3-(hydroxymethyl)-7-methoxy-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-yl)propan-1-ol (4), and (+)-3-((2S,3S)-2-ethoxy-3-(hydroxymethyl)-7-methoxy-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-yl)propan-1-ol (5), together with 12 known compounds, were isolated from an ethanol extract of the dried stems of Rhododendron mariae Hance. Their structures were elucidated by NMR, HR-MS, CD, ORD experiments and chemical methods. Compounds 2, 3, 6, and 17 exhibited significant inhibitory effects on the nitric oxide production in lipopolysaccharide activated C57BL6/J mouse macrophages.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / chemistry
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / isolation & purification*
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / pharmacology
  • Lignans / chemistry
  • Lignans / isolation & purification*
  • Lignans / pharmacology
  • Lipopolysaccharides / pharmacology
  • Macrophages / drug effects
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nitric Oxide / biosynthesis
  • Plant Stems / chemistry
  • Propylene Glycols / chemistry
  • Propylene Glycols / isolation & purification*
  • Propylene Glycols / pharmacology
  • Rhododendron / chemistry*

Substances

  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal
  • Lignans
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • Propylene Glycols
  • Nitric Oxide
  • 1,3-propanediol