Isolation, characterization, and NO inhibitory activities of sesquiterpenes from Blumea balsamifera

J Agric Food Chem. 2012 Aug 15;60(32):8051-8. doi: 10.1021/jf302530u. Epub 2012 Aug 1.

Abstract

Blumea balsamifera belongs to the family Compositae, and its leaves have been used as a flavoring ingredient and a tea. A phytochemical investigation of the aerial parts of B. balsamifera led to the isolation of 10 new (1-10) and 1 known (11) sesquiterpenes. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of extensive one- and two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (heteronuclear multiple-quantum coherence, heteronuclear multiple-bond correlation, (1)H-(1)H correlation spectroscopy, and nuclear Overhauser effect spectrometry) spectroscopic data analyses, and the structure of compound 1 was confirmed by X-ray crystallography. The inhibitory activities on lipopolysaccharide-induced NO production in murine microglial BV-2 cells of these sesquiterpenes were evaluated, and all of the compounds showed inhibitory effects.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Asteraceae / chemistry*
  • Cell Line
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Mice
  • Microglia
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nitric Oxide / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry*
  • Sesquiterpenes / chemistry*
  • Sesquiterpenes / isolation & purification
  • Sesquiterpenes / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Sesquiterpenes
  • Nitric Oxide