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Zhai B, Li H, Hu Y, Wu D, Li J, Zhang X, Gao Q, Xie C, Yang C. Anti-inflammatory sesquiterpenoids from Ligularia fischeriTurcz. Fitoterapia 2024; 177:106088. [PMID: 38897245 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2024.106088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2024] [Revised: 04/26/2024] [Accepted: 06/16/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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Ligularia fischeriTurcz. is a medicinal plant for the treatment of inflammation in China and Korea. Its chemical components in anti-sepsis activity and the related molecular mechanisms remain unknown yet. In this study, two undescribed eremophilane sesquiterpenoids fischerins A (1) and B (2), together with 8 known sesquiterpenoid derivatives (3-10), were isolated from the whole plant of L. fischeri. Their structures were identified by detailed spectroscopic and ECD analyses. 3-Oxo-8-hydroxyeremophila-1,7(11)-dien-12,8-olide (6) showed the most inhibitory effect on NO production in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells with the IC50 value of 6.528 μM. Meanwhile, compound 6 also decreased the mRNA expression of pro-inflammatory factors IFN-γ, IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α via downregulating NF-κB signaling pathway in vitro. Furthermore, compound 6 reduced the mortality, murine sepsis score, the serum TNF-α level and organic damage in a mouse model of sepsis. These findings indicated that compound 6 possessed the potent anti-inflammatory activity and had the potential as a promising drug candidate for sepsis therapy.
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- Binghui Zhai
- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin 300353, People's Republic of China; Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine, Tianjin 300070, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin 300353, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin 300353, People's Republic of China; Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine, Tianjin 300070, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin 300353, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin 300353, People's Republic of China; Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine, Tianjin 300070, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin 300353, People's Republic of China; Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine, Tianjin 300070, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin 300353, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin 300353, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin 300353, People's Republic of China.
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He M, Wang JM, Xu S, Ding YW, Hu CX, Sun H, Yu P, Yan RY. Three undescribed compounds from Diaporthe biguttusis T-24, an endophytic fungus isolated from Ligularia fischeri. Nat Prod Res 2024; 38:2786-2791. [PMID: 37493494 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2023.2236279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Revised: 07/01/2023] [Accepted: 07/09/2023] [Indexed: 07/27/2023]
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Diaporthpyran A (1), diaporthester E (2) and diaporthester F (3), three new compounds along with four known compounds (4-7) were isolated from the crude extract of Diaporthe biguttusis T-24, an endophytic fungus isolated from Ligularia fischeri. The planar structures of compounds 1-3 including the relative and absolute configurations were elucidated on the basis of HRMS, NMR, J-based coupling constant analysis, CD, and calculated ECD analysis. In addition, compounds 1 and 3 were evaluated for their cytotoxic activities against four human cancer cell lines.
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- Min He
- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industry Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, China
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- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industry Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, China
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- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industry Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, China
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- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industry Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, China
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- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industry Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, China
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- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industry Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, China
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- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industry Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, China
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- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industry Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, China
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Wei XY, Sun HB, Xi RY, Wu F, Liu YL, Jin ZL, Guo DL, Xia B, Wang F, Zhou Y. New eremophilane-type sesquiterpenes from Synotis solidaginea. Fitoterapia 2024; 175:105970. [PMID: 38653340 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2024.105970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2024] [Revised: 04/13/2024] [Accepted: 04/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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Eleven new highly oxygenated eremophilane-type sesquiterpenoids were isolated from the whole plant of Synotis solidaginea, including two pairs of C-8 S/R epimers. The structures of the new compounds were elucidated on the basis of detailed spectroscopic analysis and the absolute configurations of 1 and 9 were confirmed by single-crystal X-ray crystallography using Cu Kα radiation. All the isolates were tested for the inhibition of LPS-stimulated NO production in macrophage-like mouse monocytic leukemia RAW264.7 cells. Compound 1 exhibited weak inhibitory effects with an IC50 of 71.2 μM.
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- Xin-Yi Wei
- Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, PR China; Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101408, PR China
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- Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, PR China; Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101408, PR China; Sichuan Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Chengdu 610041, PR China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101408, PR China
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- Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, PR China; Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101408, PR China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101408, PR China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101408, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, PR China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, PR China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, PR China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, PR China.
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Tori M. Cumulative Data of 1H and 13C NMR Signals and Specific Rotations of Eremophilane Sesquiterpenoids. 1. Bicyclic Eremophilanes (1). Nat Prod Commun 2022. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x221109527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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1H and 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) signals and specific rotations of eremophilane sesquiterpenoids are cumulated as a series of review articles. In the first chapter of this review, 332 bicyclic eremophilanes, namely with no furan or lactone rings (except for epoxides), without 3-OR functionality (except for hydroxy, acetoxy, and carbonyl) are listed in tables. These data may help chemists working in the area of natural products chemistry as well as synthetic scientists.
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- Motoo Tori
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima, Japan
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Tori M, Kuroda C. Chemical Constituents of Ligularia Species (Asteraceae) and Their Diversity in East Asia. PROGRESS IN THE CHEMISTRY OF ORGANIC NATURAL PRODUCTS 2021; 113:1-247. [PMID: 33721145 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-53028-0_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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More than 100 Ligularia species and those of several related genera (Cremanthodium, Cacalia, Senecio, and others) in the plant family Senecioneae grow in East Asia. For many years, researchers have studied the chemical constituents of these plants, and terpenoids, flavonoids, sterols, alkaloids, and aromatic compounds have been isolated. Among these, in particular, numerous sesquiterpenoids were reported. In this contribution, relevant chemical studies are described mainly from literature reports appearing since 2000, inclusive of investigations performed by the present authors, on the diversity in secondary metabolites of Ligularia growing in the Hengduan Mountains area of China, focusing on eremophilane sesquiterpenoids and other metabolites. Terpenoids and aromatic compounds (totaling 1049), both new and known, are listed. Genetic studies and synthesis investigations are also reviewed briefly.
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- Motoo Tori
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima, Japan.
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- Department of Chemistry, Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan
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Muhammad I, Shams Ul Hassan S, Cheung S, Li X, Wang R, Zhang WD, Yan SK, Zhang Y, Jin HZ. Phytochemical study of Ligularia subspicata and valuation of its anti-inflammatory activity. Fitoterapia 2020; 148:104800. [PMID: 33307175 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2020.104800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Revised: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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This report illustrated isolation and identification of 42 compounds comprising five (spicatainoids A-E) undescribed eremophilanolide type sesquiterpenoids and one undescribed nor-eremophilane (spicatainoid F) from Ligularia subspicata.. Among all the isolated new compounds, 4 is reported as the first enantiomeric form of novel eremophilanolide type sesquiterpenoid. Comprehensive analysis of HRESIMS, 1D/2D NMR, experimental circular dichroism (CD), calculated ECD analysis, and X-ray crystallographic (XRD) analysis validated the complete configuration and confirmation of these isolated compounds. All the isolated compounds were tested for the anti-inflammatory potential by measuring the amount of nitric oxide production. Among the tested compounds, 4 was the most effective with 90% NO-inhibition activity. Compounds 1, 2, 3, 9, 10 18, 29, 34, 35 exhibited moderate inhibitory effects against the production of NO, while other compounds displayed no activity even at the concentration of 50 μM. Additionally, compounds 1, 3 and 4 presented moderate anti-inflammatory activity by inhibiting the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6) in LPS-stimulated N9 cells. The IC50 values of compounds 1, 3 and 4 were calculated 39.6 ± 2.7, 42.5 ± 3.8 and 27.60 ± 1.9 μΜ.
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- Ishaq Muhammad
- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; Department of Natural Product Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; Department of Natural Product Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; Department of Natural Product Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; Department of Natural Product Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; Department of Natural Product Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Natural Product Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; Department of Natural Product Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Natural Product Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; Department of Natural Product Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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Suárez I, González-Rodríguez VE, Viaud M, Garrido C, Collado IG. Identification of the Sesquiterpene Cyclase Involved in the Biosynthesis of (+)-4-Epi-eremophil-9-en-11-ol Derivatives Isolated from Botrytis cinerea. ACS Chem Biol 2020; 15:2775-2782. [PMID: 32955237 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.0c00561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cultivation of the phytopathogenic fungus Botrytis cinerea using sublethal amounts of copper sulfate yielded a cryptic sesquiterpenoids family, which displayed the basic chemical structure of (+)-4-epi-eremophil-9-ene. The biosynthesis pathway was established, and the route involved the likely transformation of the diphosphate of farnesyl (FDP), to give a cis-fused eudesmane cation, through (S)-hedycaryol, finally yielding the (+)-4-epi-eremophil-9-enol derivatives. An expression study of genes that code for the sesquiterpene cyclases (STC), including the recently reported gene Bcstc7 present in the B. cinerea genome, was performed in order to establish the STC involved in this biosynthesis. The results showed a higher expression level for the Bcstc7 gene with respect to the other stc1-5 genes in both wild-type strains, B05.10 and Botrytis cinerea UCA992. Deletion of the Bcstc7 gene eliminated (+)-4-epi-eremophilenol biosynthesis, which could be re-established by complementing the null mutant with the Bcstc7 gene. Chemical analysis suggested that STC7 is the principal enzyme responsible for the key step of cyclization of FDP to eremophil-9-en-11-ols. Furthermore, a thorough study of the two wild-types and the complemented mutant revealed four new eremophilenol derivatives whose structures are reported here.
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- Ivonne Suárez
- Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Cádiz, Campus Universitario Río San Pedro s/n, Torre sur, 4a planta, Puerto Real, 11510 Cádiz, Spain
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- Departamento de Biomedicina y Biotecnología, Laboratorio de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias de Mar y Ambientales, Universidad de Cádiz, Puerto Real, 11510 Cádiz, Spain
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- UMR BIOGER, INRA, Avenue Lucien Brétignières, 78850 Grignon, France
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- Departamento de Biomedicina y Biotecnología, Laboratorio de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias de Mar y Ambientales, Universidad de Cádiz, Puerto Real, 11510 Cádiz, Spain
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- Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Cádiz, Campus Universitario Río San Pedro s/n, Torre sur, 4a planta, Puerto Real, 11510 Cádiz, Spain
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Gobu FR, Chen JJ, Zeng J, Wei WJ, Wang WF, Lin CJ, Gao K. Isolation, Structure Elucidition, and Immunosuppressive Activity of Diterpenoids from Ligularia fischeri. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2017; 80:2263-2268. [PMID: 28783337 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.7b00198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Six new (1-3 and 6-8) and seven known diterpenoids were isolated from the whole plant of Ligularia fischeri. Compound 1 is a new 15,16-dinorerythroxylane-type diterpenoid possessing a C18 skeleton, and 2 is the first example of a 6/6/6/6/5/5-fused hexacyclic ent-kaurane diterpenoid with 19,20-olide and 11,16-epoxy moieties. The structures of the new compounds were elucidated by spectroscopic analysis and chemical methods. The absolute configurations of 1 and 7 were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Compounds 1-13 were evaluated for their immunosuppressive activity, and 4, 7, and 13 showed moderate inhibitory activities against human B lymphoblast HMy2.CIR cells with IC50 values of 56.3 ± 2.2, 13.3 ± 0.8, and 31.4 ± 0.9 μM, respectively.
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- Fekadu-Roge Gobu
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and ‡School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and ‡School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and ‡School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and ‡School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and ‡School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and ‡School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and ‡School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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Kim Y, Kim JT, Park J, Son HJ, Kim EY, Lee YJ, Rhyu MR. 4,5-Di-O-Caffeoylquinic Acid from Ligularia fischeri Suppresses Inflammatory Responses Through TRPV1 Activation. Phytother Res 2017; 31:1564-1570. [PMID: 28782267 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.5885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2017] [Revised: 07/07/2017] [Accepted: 07/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Ligularia fischeri (Ledeb.) Turcz., a perennial plant native to northeastern Asia, has long been used as folk remedies for the alleviation of inflammatory symptoms. We investigated whether the extract of L. fischeri (LFEx) and caffeoylquinic acid (CQA) derivatives, the pharmacologically active ingredients identified from L. fischeri, regulate inflammation via a transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1)-mediated pathway. Changes in intracellular Ca2+ levels to the LFEx and trans-5-O-CQA, 3,4-di-O-CQA, 3,5-di-O-CQA, and 4,5-di-O-CQA were monitored in TRPV1-expressing human embryonic kidney cell HEK 293T. LFEx and 4,5-di-O-CQA (EC50 = 69.34 ± 1.12 μM) activated TRPV1, and these activations were significantly inhibited by ruthenium red, a general blocker of TRP channels, and capsazepine, a specific antagonist of TRPV1. 4,5-Di-O-CQA has been determined having antiinflammatory effect under hypoxic conditions by detecting the expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), a representative inflammatory marker, and cellular migration in human pulmonary epithelial A549 cells. 4,5-Di-O-CQA suppressed COX-2 expression and cell migration, and this inhibition was countered by co-treatment with capsazepine. This study provides evidence that L. fischeri is selective to inflammatory responses via a TRPV1-mediated pathway, and 4,5-di-O-CQA might play a key role to create these effects. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Yiseul Kim
- Korea Food Research Institute, Gyeonggi-do, 13539, Korea
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- Korea Food Research Institute, Gyeonggi-do, 13539, Korea
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- College of Life Science, Sejong University, Seoul, 05006, Korea
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- Korea Food Research Institute, Gyeonggi-do, 13539, Korea
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- Korea Food Research Institute, Gyeonggi-do, 13539, Korea
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- College of Life Science, Sejong University, Seoul, 05006, Korea
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- Korea Food Research Institute, Gyeonggi-do, 13539, Korea
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Wu L, Liao Z, Liu C, Jia H, Sun J. Eremophilane Sesquiterpenes from the GenusLigularia. Chem Biodivers 2016; 13:645-71. [DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.201500169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2015] [Accepted: 09/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Ling Wu
- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Southeast University; Nanjing 211189 P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Southeast University; Nanjing 211189 P. R. China
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- Institute of Agro-Food Science and Technology; Shangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences; 202 Gongyue North Road Jinan 250110 P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Southeast University; Nanjing 211189 P. R. China
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- Institute of Agro-Food Science and Technology; Shangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences; 202 Gongyue North Road Jinan 250110 P. R. China
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Kuroda C, Shibayama C, Inoue K, Okamoto Y, Tori M, Saito Y, Hanai R, Gong X. Chemical Lineages of Ligularia Fischeri. Nat Prod Commun 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1601100202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Six Ligularia fischeri samples, two from Sichuan (samples 1 and 2) and four from Chongqing (samples 3–6), were examined for root chemicals and the DNA sequence of the internal transcribed spacers of the ribosomal RNA gene. Samples 2 and 3 contained benzofurans. The isolation of benzofurans shows that the chemical diversity in L. fischeri is higher than previously reported. Samples 1, 4, 5, and 6 contained eremophilanes. However, the compounds were different between sample 1 and samples 4–6, indicating variation within eremophilane producers. DNA data indicated that introgression could be a mechanism of benzofuran production in sample 2 and that sample 1 and samples 4–6 were genetically separate.
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- Chiaki Kuroda
- Department of Chemistry, Rikkyo University, Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Rikkyo University, Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Rikkyo University, Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770–8514, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770–8514, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan
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- Department of Life Science, Rikkyo University, Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171–8501, Japan
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- Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Science, Kunming 650201, China
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Shimizu A, Suzuki Y, Hanai R, Okamoto Y, Tori M, Gong X, Kuroda C. Chemical and genetic similarity and diversity of Ligularia anoleuca and L. fischeri collected in the Hengduan Mountains of China. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2014; 102:137-144. [PMID: 24725977 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2014.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2013] [Revised: 10/21/2013] [Accepted: 03/18/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The sesquiterpenoid composition in the root and the DNA sequences of evolutionarily neutral regions were studied in Ligularia anoleuca and Ligularia fischeri (Asteraceae) collected in the Sichuan Province of China. LC-MS analysis showed that L. anoleuca populations from different localities had different chemical compositions. However, the isolated compounds were similar to each other, indicating that the differences in chemical composition were not large. The DNA analysis suggested that the two species were indistinguishable. Seventeen furanoeremophilanes and an eremophilane acetal were isolated.
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- Anna Shimizu
- Department of Chemistry and Research Center for Smart Molecules, Rikkyo University, Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Center for Smart Molecules, Rikkyo University, Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Research Center for Life Science, Rikkyo University, Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan.
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan.
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- Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Science, Kunming 650204, China.
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Center for Smart Molecules, Rikkyo University, Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan.
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Qin F, Wu YB, Guo RX, Dong M, Sauriol F, Shi QW, Gu YC, Kiyota H. A New Eudesmane Sesquiterpene from Dichrocephala integrifolia. Nat Prod Commun 2014. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1400900202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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A new sesquiterpene, eudesm-11-ene-4α,7β,9β-triol, was isolated from the EtOH extract of aerial parts of Dichrocephala integrifolia. Its structure was determined on the basis of spectral analysis of 1D and 2D NMR data.
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- Fang Qin
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hebei Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, 050017, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hebei Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, 050017, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hebei Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, 050017, China
- College of Chemical Engineering, Shijiazhuang University, the Yangtze River Road No. 6 Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, 050035, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Hebei Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, 050017, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 3N6
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hebei Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, 050017, China
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- Syngenta Jealott's Hill International Research Centre, Berkshire, RG42 6EY, UK
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- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushima-Naka, Kitaa-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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Yang JL, Wang R, Shi YP. Phytochemicals and biological activities of Ligularia species. NATURAL PRODUCTS AND BIOPROSPECTING 2011. [PMCID: PMC4131708 DOI: 10.1007/s13659-011-0003-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Ligularia, an important genus of the Compositae family, has captured the interest of natural product chemists for years. Phytochemical investigations on the title genus have led to isolation of hundreds of secondary metabolites with various skeletons. Herein, we summarized the chemical constituents of this genus and their biological activities over the past few decades.
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- Jun-Li Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000 China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemistry of Northwestern Plant Resources and Key Laboratory for Natural Medicine of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000 China
- Key Laboratory of Chemistry of Northwestern Plant Resources and Key Laboratory for Natural Medicine of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000 China
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Zhao H, Weng CW, Tian X, Lai PX, Huang JJ, Xie WD. Fischelactone: A novel eremophilane dimer from Ligularia fischeri. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2010.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Zhang WJ, Li XH, Shi YP. A pair of epimeric spirosesquiterpenes from the roots of Ligularia fischeri. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2010; 73:143-146. [PMID: 20104879 DOI: 10.1021/np900492b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Two new highly oxygenated spirosesquiterpene lactones, ligulactones A (1) and B (2), and one known sesquiterpenoid, 1beta,10beta-epoxy-6beta-isobutyryloxy-9-oxo-furanoeremophilane (3), were isolated from the roots of Ligularia fischeri. Their structures and relative configurations were elucidated by 1D and 2D NMR and MS data and by comparison of their NMR data with those of related compounds. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses confirmed their structures. Compounds 1 and 2 are C-7 epimers. A possible biosynthetic process for their formation is proposed. Structure 3 was proposed as the likely parent compound for the two new epimeric sesquiterpenoids.
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- Wen-Juan Zhang
- Key Laboratory for Natural Medicine of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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