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Kiss T, Cank KB, Orbán-Gyapai O, Liktor-Busa E, Zomborszki ZP, Rutkovska S, Pučka I, Németh A, Csupor D. Phytochemical and pharmacological investigation of Spiraea chamaedryfolia: a contribution to the chemotaxonomy of Spiraea genus. BMC Res Notes 2017; 10:762. [PMID: 29268773 PMCID: PMC5740960 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-017-3013-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2017] [Accepted: 11/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Objective Diterpene alkaloids are secondary plant metabolites and chemotaxonomical markers with a strong biological activity. These compounds are characteristic for the Ranunculaceae family, while their occurrence in other taxa is rare. Several species of the Spiraea genus (Rosaceae) are examples of this rarity. Screening Spiraea species for alkaloid content is a chemotaxonomical approach to clarify the classification and phylogeny of the genus. Novel pharmacological findings make further investigations of Spiraea diterpene alkaloids promising. Results Seven Spiraea species were screened for diterpene alkaloids. Phytochemical and pharmacological investigations were performed on Spiraea chamaedryfolia, the species found to contain diterpene alkaloids. Its alkaloid-rich fractions were found to exert a remarkable xanthine-oxidase inhibitory activity and a moderate antibacterial activity. The alkaloid distribution within the root was clarified by microscopic techniques. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13104-017-3013-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tivadar Kiss
- Department of Pharmacognosy, University of Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, Szeged, 6720, Hungary.,Interdisciplinary Centre for Natural Products, University of Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, Szeged, 6720, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, University of Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, Szeged, 6720, Hungary
| | - Orsolya Orbán-Gyapai
- Department of Pharmacognosy, University of Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, Szeged, 6720, Hungary
| | - Erika Liktor-Busa
- Department of Pharmacognosy, University of Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, Szeged, 6720, Hungary
| | - Zoltán Péter Zomborszki
- Department of Pharmacognosy, University of Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, Szeged, 6720, Hungary.,Interdisciplinary Centre for Natural Products, University of Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, Szeged, 6720, Hungary
| | - Santa Rutkovska
- Department of Chemistry and Geography, Daugavpils University, Parādes st. 1, Daugavpils, 5401, Latvia
| | - Irēna Pučka
- Department of Chemistry and Geography, Daugavpils University, Parādes st. 1, Daugavpils, 5401, Latvia
| | - Anikó Németh
- Botanical Garden, University of Szeged, Lövölde u. 42, Szeged, 6726, Hungary
| | - Dezső Csupor
- Department of Pharmacognosy, University of Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, Szeged, 6720, Hungary. .,Interdisciplinary Centre for Natural Products, University of Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, Szeged, 6720, Hungary.
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