Phenolic compounds and antioxidant activities of Liriope muscari

Molecules. 2012 Feb 10;17(2):1797-808. doi: 10.3390/molecules17021797.

Abstract

Five phenolic compounds, namely N-trans-coumaroyltyramine (1), N-trans-feruloyltyramine (2), N-trans-feruloyloctopamine (3), 5,7-dihydroxy-8-methoxyflavone (4) and (3S)3,5,4'-trihydroxy-7-methoxy-6-methylhomoisoflavanone (5), were isolated from the fibrous roots of Liriope muscari (Liliaceae). Compounds 2-5 were isolated for the first time from the Liriope genus. Their in vitro antioxidant activities were assessed by the DPPH and ABTS scavenging methods with microplate assays. The structure-activity relationships of compounds 1-3 are discussed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antioxidants / pharmacology*
  • Chromatography, Liquid
  • Liriope Plant / chemistry*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Phenols / pharmacology*
  • Plant Roots / chemistry
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • Phenols