New constituents of sweet Capsicum annuum L. fruits and evaluation of their biological activity

J Agric Food Chem. 2006 Oct 4;54(20):7508-16. doi: 10.1021/jf061404z.

Abstract

Four new acyclic diterpene glycosides named capsianosides (1-4), together with 12 known compounds, were isolated from the fresh sweet pepper fruits of Capsicum annuum L., a plant used as a vegetable food, spice, and external medicine. The chemical structures of new natural compounds, as well as their absolute configurations, were established by means of spectroscopic data including infrared, high-resolution mass spectrometry, and one- and two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance and by chemical derivatization. The known capsidiol (11) showed bacteriostatic properties in vitro against Helicobacter pylori with a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 200 microg/mL when compared with the commercial drug metronidazole (MIC, 250 microg/mL). Some purified components were also tested for their antioxidant activities.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Antioxidants / pharmacology
  • Capsicum / chemistry*
  • Diterpenes / analysis
  • Diterpenes / pharmacology*
  • Fruit / chemistry*
  • Glycosides / analysis
  • Glycosides / pharmacology*
  • Helicobacter pylori / drug effects
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Oligosaccharides

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antioxidants
  • Diterpenes
  • Glycosides
  • Oligosaccharides
  • capsianoside G