Hyaluronidase inhibitory rosmarinic acid derivatives from Meehania urticifolia

Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2011;59(1):88-95. doi: 10.1248/cpb.59.88.

Abstract

Nine new phenylpropanoids, rashomonic acids A-D (1-4) and meehaniosides A-E (5-9), along with four known compounds were isolated from Meehania urticifolia. The structure of each new compound was elucidated based on the results of spectroscopic analyses. Compounds 3-8 showed moderate hyaluronidase inhibitory activity with IC(50) values of 183-1049 µM.

MeSH terms

  • Cinnamates / chemistry*
  • Cinnamates / isolation & purification
  • Depsides / chemistry*
  • Depsides / isolation & purification
  • Hyaluronoglucosaminidase / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Hyaluronoglucosaminidase / metabolism
  • Lamiaceae / chemistry*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Rosmarinic Acid

Substances

  • Cinnamates
  • Depsides
  • Hyaluronoglucosaminidase