Two minor chalcone acetylglycosides from the roots extract of Glycyrrhiza uralensis

Arch Pharm Res. 2015 Jul;38(7):1299-303. doi: 10.1007/s12272-014-0526-y. Epub 2014 Dec 6.

Abstract

An extensive phytochemical investigation on the roots of Glycyrrhiza uralensis led to the isolation of two new minor chalcone acetylglycosides, i.e., 6″-O-acetylisoliquiritin (1) and 6″-O-acetylneoisoliquiritin (2), including 16 kinds of known constituents (3-18) of flavonoids, chalcones and triterpene saponins. The chemical structures of 1 and 2 were established by spectroscopic analyses of them, particularly by the aid of two-dimensional NMR experiments, COSY, DEPT, HSQC and HMBC. Some isolated components except 1 and 2 exhibited significant inhibitory effects on the proliferation of cultured tumor cell lines, such as A549, SK-OV-3, A-498, and HCD15, in vitro.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Chalcones / isolation & purification*
  • Chalcones / pharmacology
  • Glycosides / isolation & purification*
  • Glycosides / pharmacology
  • Glycyrrhiza uralensis / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry*
  • Plant Roots / chemistry*
  • Saponins / isolation & purification
  • Saponins / pharmacology
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Chalcones
  • Glycosides
  • Plant Extracts
  • Saponins