Anti-inflammatory homoisoflavonoids from the tuberous roots of Ophiopogon japonicus

Ning Li, Jia Yu Zhang, Ke Wu Zeng, Liang Zhang, Yan Yun Che, Peng Fei Tu*

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Abstract

Two new homoisoflavonoids, named ophiopogonone E (1) and ophiopogonanone H (2), together with thirteen known ones (3-15) were isolated from the tuberous roots of Ophiopogon japonicus. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic and chemical analyses. Compounds 7 and 15 were isolated from the genus for the first time. In addition, compounds 2-15 were evaluated for their effects on the inhibition of NO production induced by lipopolysaccharide in the murine microglial cell line BV-2. Compounds 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11 showed potent inhibitory effects on NO production with IC50 values of 20.1, 17.0, 7.8, 5.1, 19.2 and 14.4 μM respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1042-1045
Number of pages4
JournalFitoterapia
Volume83
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Anti-inflammatory
  • Homoisoflavonoids
  • Inhibitory effects of nitric oxide production
  • Ophiopogon japonicus
  • Ophiopogonanone H
  • Ophiopogonone E

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