Bioactive compounds from the fern Lepisorus contortus

J Nat Prod. 2011 Feb 25;74(2):129-36. doi: 10.1021/np100373f. Epub 2011 Jan 24.

Abstract

Phytochemical investigation of the whole plant of Lepisorus contortus (Christ) Ching led to the isolation of five new phenylethanoid glycosides (1-5), each containing a caffeoyl group, a new flavonoid glycoside (10), and 14 known compounds (6-9 and 11-15, syringic acid, vanillic acid, phloretic acid, diplopterol, and β-sitosterol). This is the first report of phenylethanoid glycosides from the family Polypodiaceae. Compounds 1-15 were evaluated for their cancer chemopreventive potential based on their ability to inhibit tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α)-induced NF-κB activity, nitric oxide (NO) production, and aromatase, quinone reductase 2 (QR-2), and COX-1/-2 activities. Quercetin-3-O-β-d-glucoside (15) demonstrated inhibition against QR2 with an IC(50) value of 3.84 μM, which confirmed kaempferol/quercetin glycosides as the active compounds to inhibit QR2. The compound also demonstrated NF-κB activity with an IC(50) value of 33.6 μM. In addition, compounds 1, 2, 4, and 6 showed aromatase activity with IC(50) values of 30.7, 32.3, 26.8, and 35.3 μM, respectively.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anticarcinogenic Agents / chemistry
  • Anticarcinogenic Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Anticarcinogenic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Aromatase Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Aromatase Inhibitors / isolation & purification*
  • Aromatase Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Caffeic Acids / chemistry
  • Caffeic Acids / isolation & purification*
  • Caffeic Acids / pharmacology*
  • Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / isolation & purification*
  • Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Flavonoids / chemistry
  • Flavonoids / isolation & purification*
  • Flavonoids / pharmacology*
  • Glycosides / chemistry
  • Glycosides / isolation & purification*
  • Glycosides / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Kaempferols / chemistry
  • Kaempferols / isolation & purification*
  • Kaempferols / pharmacology*
  • Mice
  • Molecular Structure
  • NF-kappa B / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Nitric Oxide / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Polypodiaceae / chemistry*
  • Quercetin / analogs & derivatives*
  • Quercetin / chemistry
  • Quercetin / isolation & purification*
  • Quercetin / pharmacology
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / antagonists & inhibitors

Substances

  • Anticarcinogenic Agents
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Aromatase Inhibitors
  • Caffeic Acids
  • Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
  • Flavonoids
  • Glycosides
  • Kaempferols
  • NF-kappa B
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
  • Nitric Oxide
  • kaempferol
  • Quercetin