Bioactive phenolics from Seriphidium stenocephalum

J Asian Nat Prod Res. 2013;15(3):286-93. doi: 10.1080/10286020.2013.763226. Epub 2013 Feb 19.

Abstract

Chromatographic separation of the ethyl acetate soluble part of the methanolic extract from Seriphidium stenocephalum yielded three new compounds: stenocepflavone (1), stenocepflavan (2), and stenocephol (3), together with cirsimaritin (4), 5,7,5'-trihydroxy-3',4',6-trimethoxyflavone (5), 5,6,7,5'-tetrahydroxy-4'-methoxyflavone (6), and axillaroside (7). All isolates were characterized with the help of spectroscopic data including 1D, 2D NMR, and high resolution mass spectrometry and/or in comparison with the related compounds in literature. All compounds were tested for in vitro enzyme inhibitory activities against acetylcholinesterase, butyrylcholinesterase, and lipoxygenase. Compounds 1 and 4-7 exhibited significant activity against all the tested enzymes, whereas compounds 2 and 3 were found inactive.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Asteraceae / chemistry*
  • Butyrylcholinesterase / drug effects
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors / isolation & purification*
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Flavonoids / chemistry
  • Flavonoids / isolation & purification*
  • Lipoxygenase Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Lipoxygenase Inhibitors / isolation & purification*
  • Lipoxygenase Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Pakistan
  • Phenols / chemistry
  • Phenols / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors
  • Flavonoids
  • Lipoxygenase Inhibitors
  • Phenols
  • stenocepflavan
  • stenocepflavone
  • stenocephol
  • Butyrylcholinesterase