Geranylated flavanones from Paulownia coreana and their inhibitory effects on nitric oxide production

Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2015;63(5):384-7. doi: 10.1248/cpb.c14-00839.

Abstract

The activity-guided fractionation of the MeOH extract of the flower of Paulownia coreana led to the isolation of a new geranylated flavanone, 3'-O-methyl-5'-hydroxydiplacol (1), along with 10 known compounds (2-11). Their structures were determined using spectroscopic techniques, which included one and two dimensional (1- and 2D)-NMR. Among the isolates, compounds 1-6 showed potent inhibitory activities against lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced nitric oxide production with IC50 values ranging 1.48 to 16.66 µM.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Line
  • Flavanones / chemistry*
  • Flavanones / pharmacology*
  • Flowers / chemistry
  • Macrophages / drug effects
  • Mice
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nitric Oxide / metabolism*
  • Plants / chemistry*

Substances

  • Flavanones
  • Nitric Oxide