Triterpene glycosides with stimulatory activity on melanogenesis from the aerial parts of Weigela subsessilis

Arch Pharm Res. 2015 Aug;38(8):1541-51. doi: 10.1007/s12272-014-0524-0. Epub 2015 Jan 29.

Abstract

Three new triterpene glycosides (Lonicerosides K, L and M) and 11 known compounds were isolated from the aerial parts of Weigela subsessilis. Among the known isolated compounds, loniceroside A, sweroside, kaempferol-3-O-glucopyranoside 6″-(3-hydroxy-3-methylglutarate), kaempferol-3-O-acetylglucoside and grandifloroside were reported for the first time in a Weigela genus plant. Their chemical structures were identified using extensive spectroscopic analysis including two-dimensional (2D)-NMR experiments, HR-ESI-QTOF-MS and comparison with reported data. Among these compounds, lonicerosides A and L had potent melanogenesis stimulatory activity in murine B16F0 melanoma cells. The structural relationship of active compounds was discussed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Caprifoliaceae*
  • Cell Survival / drug effects
  • Cell Survival / physiology
  • Glycosides / isolation & purification
  • Glycosides / pharmacology*
  • Melanins / metabolism*
  • Melanoma, Experimental
  • Mice
  • Plant Components, Aerial*
  • Plant Extracts / isolation & purification
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
  • Triterpenes / isolation & purification
  • Triterpenes / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Glycosides
  • Melanins
  • Plant Extracts
  • Triterpenes