OBJECTIVETo study the chemical constituents from the fruits of Paliurus ramosissimus.

METHODThe constituents of P. ramosissimus were separated with various chromatographic techniques and their structures were elucidated by means of spectral analysis and physico-chemical properties.

RESULTNine compounds were isolated and identified as umbelliferone (1), scoparone (2), aurapten (3), bergapten (4), isopimpinellin (5), byakangelicin (6), xanthotoxol (7), isosakuranin (8), poncirin (9).

CONCLUSIONCompounds 1-9 were isolated from the fruits of P. ramosissimus for the first time.

Coumarins ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; Fruit ; chemistry ; Furocoumarins ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; Methoxsalen ; analogs & derivatives ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; Plants, Medicinal ; chemistry ; Rhamnaceae ; chemistry ; Umbelliferones ; chemistry ; isolation & purification

The chemical constituents from lipophilic parts in the roots of Angelica dahurica var. formosana cv. Chuanbaizhi were studied in this paper. The compounds were separated and purified by repeated column chromatographic methods on silica gel and HPLC, and the chemical structures of compounds were determined by spectral data analyses. Twenty-nine compounds were obtained and identified as isoimperatorin (1), β-sitosterol (2), imperatorin (3), bergapten (4), osthenol (5), xanthotoxin (6), isoimpinellin (7), dehydrogeijerin (8), phellopterin (9), isodemethylfuropinarine (10), 7-demethylsuberosin (11), alloimperatorin (12), xanthotoxol (13), isooxypeucedanin (14), alloisoimperatorin (15), demethylfuropinarine (16), 5-hydroxy-8-methoxypsoralen (17), oxypeucedanin methanolate (18), pabulenol (19), byakangelicin (20), marmesin (21), (+) -decursinol (22), heraclenol (23), oxypeucedanin hydrate (24), marmesinin (25), ulopterol (26), erythro-guaiacylglycerol-β-ferulic acid ether (27), threo-guaiacylglycerol-β-ferulic acid ether (28), and uracil (29). Compounds 5, 8, 11, 18, 21-23, and 26-28 were obtained from the roots of title plant for the first time.
Angelica ; chemistry ; Coumarins ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; Furocoumarins ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; Methoxsalen ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; Phytochemicals ; analysis ; chemistry ; Plant Roots ; chemistry

OBJECTIVETo investigate the chemical constituents of Saussurea laniceps.

METHODThe ethanol extract of S. laniceps was separated by means of silica gel chromatography. The compounds isolated from the plant were identified by their spectral evidence.

RESULTFifteen compounds were isolated and identified as beta-stiosterol (1), umbelliferone (2), 4-hydroxyacetophenone (3), scopoletin (4), isoscopoletin (5), xuelianlactone (6), methyl 3-(2', 4'-dihydroxyphenyl) propanoate (7), apigenin (8), neoechinulin A (9), daucosterol (10), scopolin (11), xuelianlactone 8-O-beta-D-glcuoside (12), apigenin 7-glcuoside (13), apigenin 7-lutinoside (14) and syringin (15).

CONCLUSIONCompounds 5-15 were isolated from S. laniceps, and among them, 7 and 9 were isolated from genus Saussurea for the first time.

Apigenin ; chemistry ; Coumarins ; chemistry ; Glucosides ; chemistry ; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy ; Phenylpropionates ; chemistry ; Phorbols ; chemistry ; Saussurea ; chemistry ; Scopoletin ; analogs & derivatives ; chemistry ; Sesquiterpenes ; chemistry ; Umbelliferones ; chemistry

OBJECTIVETo develop an RP-HPLC method for simultaneous determination of 5 constituents in Fructus Cnidii.

METHODAnalysis was performed on an Alltech C18 (4.6 mm x 250 mm, 5 microm) column. The mobile phases were acetonitrile water and acetic acid with gradient elution. The flow rate was 1 mL x min(-1). The monitoring wavelength was 325 nm and 245 nm. The column temperature was 40 degrees C.

RESULTThe linear response ranges were 1-20 microg x mL(-1) (r = 0.999 9) for xanthotoxin, 1-20 microg x mL(-1) (r = 0.999 9) for isopimpinellin, 11-20 microg x mL(-1) (r = 0.999 8) for bergapten, 100-1 200 microg x mL(-1) (r = 0.999 7) for imperatorin, 100-2 000 microg x mL(-1) (r = 0.999 9) for osthole. The average recoveries were all above 95%.

CONCLUSIONThe method is simple, sensitive and accurate with good reproducibility.

Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; methods ; Cnidium ; chemistry ; Coumarins ; analysis ; Fruit ; chemistry ; Furocoumarins ; analysis ; Methoxsalen ; analogs & derivatives ; analysis ; Plants, Medicinal ; chemistry ; Reproducibility of Results

OBJECTIVETo study the chemical constituents of Incarvillea younghusbandii.

METHODThe chemical constituents were isolated by various column chromatographic methods and structurally identified by NMR and MS evidence.

RESULTFifteen compounds were obtained and identified as isobergapten (1), sphondin (2), imperatorin (3), xanthotoxin (4), phellopterin (5), heraclenol (6), rivulobirin A (7), methyl oleanolate (8), methyl caffeate (9), grevillic acid (10), boschniakinic acid (11), tert-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(R)-heraclenol (12), 5-methoxy-8-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyloxypsoralen (13), 1'-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-3-hydroxynodakenetin (14) and phenylethyl-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->2)-beta-D-glucopyranoside (15).

CONCLUSIONAll of these compounds were isolated from this plant for the first time and most of them are furocoumarins.

Benzopyrans ; chemistry ; Bignoniaceae ; chemistry ; Caffeic Acids ; chemistry ; Coumarins ; chemistry ; Furans ; chemistry ; Furocoumarins ; chemistry ; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy ; Methoxsalen ; analogs & derivatives ; chemistry ; Molecular Structure

Fourteen compounds were isolated from the stem of Angelica polymorpha. On the basis of spectral data, these compounds were identified as isoimperatorin (1), phellopterin (2), bergapten (3), xanthyletin (4), cnidilin (5), geijerine (6), (−)-3'-acetyl hamaudol (7), 7-demethylsuberosine (8), dehydrogeijerin (9), (−)-hamaudol (10), (+)-visamminol (11), divaricatol (12), scopoletin (13), and decursidate (14), respectively. Among them, compounds 4 - 6, 8, 9, 13, and 14 were isolated for the first time from A. polymorpha. Dehydrogeijerin (6) and geijerin (9) were isolated for the first time from genus Angelica. All isolates tested for inhibitory activity against acetylcholinesterae. Compounds 1 to 13 showed acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity with IC₅₀ values ranging from 1.4 to 37.5 µM.
Acetylcholinesterase* ; Angelica* ; Cholinesterase Inhibitors* ; Chromones ; Coumarins ; Scopoletin

OBJECTIVETo investigate the chemical constituents of Fraxinus paxiana.

METHODThe chemical constituents were isolated and purified by chromatographic techniques and the structures of the compounds were identified with or by spectroscopic methods.

RESULTFifteen compounds were obtained from the methanol extract of F. paxiana and their structures were elucidated as esculin (1), esculetin (2), fraxin (3), fraxetin (4), salidroside (5), osmanthuside H (6), liriodendrin (7), 3-(4-beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy-3-methoxy)-phenyl-2E-propenol (8), threo-syringylglycerol (9), euscaphic acid (10), 3-hydroxy-1-(4-hydroxy-3, 5-dimethoxyphenyl)-1-propanone (11), omega-hydroxypropioguaiacone (12), sinapyladehyde (13), betulinic acid (14) and mannitol (15).

CONCLUSIONAll compounds were obtained from this plant for the first time.

Coumarins ; chemistry ; Esculin ; chemistry ; Fraxinus ; chemistry ; Furans ; chemistry ; Glucosides ; chemistry ; Glycosides ; chemistry ; Mannitol ; chemistry ; Methanol ; chemistry ; Phenols ; chemistry ; Plant Bark ; chemistry ; Triterpenes ; chemistry ; Umbelliferones ; chemistry

OBJECTIVETo investigate the chemical constituents from the branch of Fraxinus sieboldiana, and evaluate their antioxidative activity.

METHODThe chemical constituents were isolated and purified by chromatographic techniques over silica gel, macroporous adsorbent resin, Sephadex LH-20, and preparative HPLC. Structures of the compounds were identified by spectroscopic methods. The antioxidant activity was evaluated by Fe(+2)-cystine induced rat liver microsomal lipid peroxidation.

RESULTEight coumarins were obtained and their structures were elucidated as esculin (1) , esculetin (2), fraxin (3), fraxetin (4), 6, 7-di-O-beta-D-glucopyranosylesculetin (5), scopoletin (6), cleomiscosin D (7) and cleomiscosin B (8). At a concentration of 10(-6) mol x L(-1), compound 4 showed antioxidative activity inhibiting Fe(+2)-cystine induced rat liver microsomal lipid peroxidation with inhibitory rate of 60%.

CONCLUSIONCompounds 5, 7 and 8 were obtained from the genus Fraxinus for the first time. Compound 4 showed remarkable antioxidative activity, which was higher than that of VE (35%).

Animals ; Antioxidants ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Coumarins ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Fraxinus ; chemistry ; Lipid Peroxidation ; drug effects ; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy ; Microsomes, Liver ; drug effects ; metabolism ; Rats ; Scopoletin ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization ; Umbelliferones ; chemistry ; pharmacology

The root of Peucedanum harry-smithii var. subglabrum was extracted with methanol, then separated with solvents at different polarity into four fractions: aqueous (H2O), ethyl acetate (AcOEt), chloroform (CHCl3) and petroleum ether (DAB-6). From AcOEt psoralen, bargapten, xanthotoxin, marmesin, umbelliferone, scopoletin, (+/-) peuformosin, Pd-I b, (+/-) selinidin, praeruptorin D were isolated by column chromatography on silica gel, using petroleum ether/ethyl acetate as eluent. The structures of the coumarins were identified by 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR.
Apiaceae ; chemistry ; Coumarins ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy ; methods ; Plant Roots ; chemistry ; Umbelliferones ; chemistry

OBJECTIVETo study the chemical constituents of the dried roots of Zanthoxylum dimorphophyllumr. spinifolium and to find out the active constituents of the plant.

METHODModern chromatography was used to purify chemical constituents, and their structures were identified by various spectral methods.

RESULTFour compounds were isolated and identified as isopimpinellin (I), xanthoxyletin (II), 6-(2', 3'-dihydroxy-3'-methyl-butyl)-7-hydroxy-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one (III), 6-(2'-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy, 3'-dihydroxy-3'-methybutyl)-7-hydroxy-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one (IV).

CONCLUSIONAll of the above compounds were isolated from the above mentioned plant for the first time.

Coumarins ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; Furocoumarins ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; Plant Roots ; chemistry ; Plants, Medicinal ; chemistry ; Zanthoxylum ; chemistry