Structures and Biological Evaluation of Monoterpenoid Glycosides from the Roots of Paeonia lactiflora

J Nat Prod. 2018 May 25;81(5):1252-1259. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.8b00087. Epub 2018 May 9.

Abstract

Fractionation of an aqueous extract of the air-dried roots of a traditional Chinese medicinal plant, Paeonia lactiflora, yielded the new monoterpenoid glycosides 1-10. Their structures were assigned via spectroscopic techniques, and the absolute configurations of 1, 4-6, and 8 were verified via chemical methods, specific rotation, and electronic circular dichroism data. Compounds 1-4 are rare compared to the reported cage-like paeoniflorin derivatives; that is, they comprised two monoterpenoidal moieties. In the in vitro assay, compounds 5, 8, and 9 showed weak inhibitions against lipopolysaccharide-induced nitric oxide production in RAW264.7 macrophages, with IC50 values of 64.8, 60.1, and 97.5 μM, respectively.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Line
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / chemistry
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / pharmacology
  • Glucosides / chemistry
  • Glucosides / pharmacology
  • Glycosides / chemistry*
  • Glycosides / pharmacology*
  • Lipopolysaccharides / pharmacology
  • Macrophages / drug effects
  • Mice
  • Monoterpenes / chemistry*
  • Monoterpenes / pharmacology*
  • Nitric Oxide / metabolism
  • Paeonia / chemistry*
  • Plant Roots / chemistry*
  • RAW 264.7 Cells

Substances

  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal
  • Glucosides
  • Glycosides
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • Monoterpenes
  • peoniflorin
  • Nitric Oxide