A new triterpenoid from Brucea javanica

Arch Pharm Res. 2009 May;32(5):661-6. doi: 10.1007/s12272-009-1503-8. Epub 2009 May 27.

Abstract

A new triterpenoid, bruceajavanin C (1), together with bruceosides A and B (2 and 3), bruceines D and E (4 and 5), yadanziosides A and G (6 and 7), (20R)-O-(3)-alpha-L-arabinopyranosylpregn-5-ene-3beta,20-diol (8), and alpha-D-glucopyranoside, (3beta, 20R)-3-hydroxypregn-5-en-20-yl (9) were isolated from the aerial parts of Brucea javanica. The structure of 1 was elucidated on the basis of 2D-NMR spectroscopic analysis. In addition, compounds 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 exhibited mild inhibitory effect on NO production in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brucea / chemistry*
  • Cell Line
  • Lipopolysaccharides / pharmacology
  • Macrophages / drug effects
  • Macrophages / metabolism
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Mice
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nitric Oxide / metabolism
  • Plant Components, Aerial
  • Triterpenes / chemistry
  • Triterpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Triterpenes / pharmacology

Substances

  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • Triterpenes
  • bruceajavanin C
  • Nitric Oxide