洋常春藤叶中的三萜皂甙

洋常春藤叶皂甙具有抗真菌、驱虫、灭螺、抗利什曼原虫和抗突变等活性。已发现,其中主要皂甙与常春藤甙元和齐墩果酸有关。作者曾报道常春藤皂甙B、C和D的分离和鉴定。本文报道从叶中分得5种三萜皂甙及其结构测定。其中常春藤皂甙G为一已知皂甙即葳岩仙皂甙F,其它4个为新的皂甙,分别命名为常春藤皂甙E、F、H和I。常春藤干叶,用甲醇-水(60:40)提取,减压浓缩至干,残渣用甲醇溶解后,加入丙酮振摇得一沉淀物,     

丝瓜叶化学成分研究

从丝瓜(Luffa cylinderica Roem)叶中分得三种成分,经光谱和化学方法确定其结构为21β-羟基丝石竹皂甙元(L-2),2α-羟基常春藤皂甙元-3-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖甙(L-8)和21β-羟基常春藤皂甙元-3-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖甙(L-10)。L-2和L-10为新的天然产物,依次命名为丝瓜素A(lucyin A)和丝瓜皂甙N(lucyoside N)。     

洋常春藤皂甙的杀利什曼原虫活性

洋常春藤Hedera helix叶据报道有抗蠕虫,抗真菌和灭螺活性。本文旨在研究它的杀利什曼原虫作用。从洋常春藤叶分离出(a)一个含60％的皂甙复合物的提取物,定名为CS60。(b)三个双糖链皂甙(Oidesrnosides):常春藤皂甙B、c和D(皂甙K_(10))。(c)它们相应的单糖链皂甙(monodesmosides)α-,β-和δ-常春藤皂甙。(d)常春藤甙元。这些化合物杀利什曼原虫活性的评价是在体外用分别从狗和人体内分离的2株利什曼原虫的无鞭毛虫来进行的,以N-甲基葡萄糖胺锑酸盐为对照。结果表明,CS60和双糖链皂甙对原鞭毛     

丝瓜叶中丝瓜皂甙R的化学结构

从丝瓜(Lufa cylindrica Roem.)叶中分得一种新的五环三萜皂甙和丝瓜皂甙G,用光谱和化学方法确定新皂甙的结构为2α,21β-二羟基常春藤皂甙元-3-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖甙,命名为丝瓜皂甙R。     

从欧常春藤提取的α-常春藤甙的Douricidal和抗真菌作用

欧常春藤(Hedera hilix L.,五加科)叶富含皂甙尤其是常春藤皂甙C,这种葡萄糖甙是从甲醇提取物中分离的,经氧化铝柱层和制备液体层析(连续地在反相及加压条件下进行)制得纯品。纯常春藤皂甙C经热氢氧化钠(N)水解得常春藤甙。     

黄褐毛忍冬化学成分的研究

从我省商品药材金银花的主要品种之一,黄褐毛忍冬(Lonicera fulvotomentosa Hsu et S.C.Cheng)的花蕾中分离到五种以常春藤皂甙元构成甙元的皂甙(Ⅰ～Ⅴ),本文报道化合物Ⅰ,Ⅱ和Ⅴ的结构测定。Ⅴ为新的三萜酸双糖链甙,命名为黄褐毛忍冬皂甙甲(fulvotomentoside A),Ⅰ和Ⅱ为已知化合物,分别被鉴定为α-常春藤皂甙(α-hederin)和无患子皂甙B(sapindoside B)。     

刺楸根皮中皂甙的化学成分研究

从刺楸Kalopanox septemlobus(Thunb.)Koidz.根皮中,分离到两个皂甙单体。经光谱(IR,NMR,FAB-MS)分析和化学方法鉴定为刺楸皂甙A(kalopanax saponin A,Ⅰ)和一新的三萜皂甙,结构为3-O-(a-L-吡喃鼠李糖(1→2)-α-L-吡喃阿拉伯糖)-常春藤皂甙元-28-O-[α-L-吡喃鼠李糖(1→2)-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖(1→6)-β-D-葡萄糖]酯甙,命名为刺楸皂甙C(kalopanax saponin C,Ⅱ)。     

川续断中的新三萜皂甙

从川续断(Dispsacus asper Wall.)根的乙醇提取物中得到二个新三萜皂甙(Ⅶ和Ⅷ)。根据光谱分析、化学反应及双向高效薄层层析结果,证明其结构分别为:3-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖(1→3)-α-L-吡喃鼠李糖(1→2)-α-L-吡喃阿拉伯糖常春藤皂甙元28-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖(1→6)-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖酯甙和3-O-α-L-吡喃鼠李糖(1→3)-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖(1→3)-α-L-吡喃鼠李糖(1→2)-α-L-吡喃阿拉伯糖-常春藤皂甙元28-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖(1→6)-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖酯甙。     

川续断中皂甙Ⅸ和Ⅹ的结构研究

从川续断(Dipsacus asper Wall.)根的乙醇提取物中得到二个新三萜皂甙(Ⅸ和Ⅹ),根据光谱分析和化学反应,其结构分别确定为3-O-[β-D-吡喃木糖(1→4)-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖(1→4)][α-L-吡喃鼠李糖(1→3)]-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖(1→3)-α-L-吡喃鼠李糖(1→2)-α-L-吡喃阿拉伯糖-常春藤皂甙元(Ⅸ)及其28-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖(1→6)-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖酯甙(Ⅹ)。     

用核磁共振新技术测定川续断皂甙F和H1两个新皂甙的结构及光谱规律研究

从川续断(Dipsacus asperoides c．Y．cheng et T．M．Ai)根部的乙醇提取物中得到二个新三萜皂甙，命名为川续断皂甙(asperosaponins)F和H₁。川续断皂甙F(I)是含六个糖的皂甙，川续断皂甙H₁(II)是含八个糖的皂甙。运用化学方法及光谱(¹HNMR，¹³CNMR，¹H-¹H COSY，——维多重接力COSY，选择性远程DEPT和三重共振NOE差谱)解析，鉴定其结构分别为3-O-[β-D-吡喃木糖(1→4)-β-D-吡哺葡萄糖(1→4)][α-L-吡喃鼠李糖(1→3)]-β-D-吡喃半乳糖(1→3)-α-L-吡喃鼠李糖(1→2)-α-L-吡喃阿拉伯糖-常春藤皂甙元(I)和3-0-[β-D-吡喃木糖(1→4)-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖(1→4)][α-L-吡喃鼠李糖(1→3)]-β-D-吡喃半乳糖(1→3)-α-L-吡喃鼠李糖(1→2)-α-L一吡喃阿拉伯糖-常春藤皂甙元-28-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖(1→6)-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖酯甙(II)。并总结出一些光谱方面的变化规律，可用于糖的鉴定，以及构型、糖链的连接顺序和糖与甙元之间的连接位置的说明。     

Hederagenin inhibits high glucose-induced fibrosis in human renal cells by suppression of NLRP3 inflammasome activation through reducing cathepsin B expression

Diabetic nephropathy is a major complication of diabetes mellitus and is related to dysfunction of renal cells. Hederagenin is a triterpenoid saponin from some Chinese herbs with anti-inflammatory and anti-diabetic activities. However, its role in diabetic nephropathy progression is still obscure. This study aimed to explore the effects of hederagenin on renal cell dysfunction in vitro. Human renal mesangial cells (HRMCs) and human renal proximal tubular epithelial cells (HRPTEpiCs) were cultured under high glucose (HG) conditions to mimic diabetic nephropathy-like injury. Cell proliferation was evaluated by CCK-8. mRNA and protein levels were determined by qRT-PCR and western blotting, respectively. The secretion levels of fibrosis-related biomarkers were analyzed by ELISA. Results showed that hederagenin reduced HG-induced proliferation increase in HRMCs and HRPTEpiCs. Hederagenin attenuated HG-induced increase in mRNA and protein expression of NLRP3, ASC, and IL-1β. Hederagenin also suppressed HG-induced increase in mRNA and secretion levels of FN, Col. IV, PAI-1, and TGF-β1. NLRP3 inhibitor MCC950 attenuated HG-induced fibrosis of renal cells, and its activator nigericin reversed the suppressive effect of hederagenin on HG-induced fibrosis. Bioinformatics analysis predicted cathepsin B (CTSB) as a target of hederagenin to modulate NOD-like receptor (NLR) pathway. Hederagenin decreased CTSB level, and CTSB overexpression reversed the suppressive effect of hederagenin on HG-induced NLRP3 inflammasome activation and fibrosis in HRMCs and HRPTEpiCs. In conclusion, hederagenin attenuates HG-induced fibrosis of renal cells by inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation via reducing CTSB expression, indicating a therapeutic potential of hederagenin in diabetic nephropathy.     

Essential moiety for antimutagenic and cytotoxic activity of hederagenin monodesmosides and bisdesmosides isolated from the stem bark of Kalopanax pictus

For the elucidation of the antimutagenic and cytotoxic principles from the stem bark of Kalopanax pictus, seven isolated components of this crude drug were tested in the Ames test and the MTT test. Hederagenin and its monodesmosides, kalopanaxsaponin A and I in addition to its bisdesmosides, kalopanaxsaponin B and H, showed potent antimutagenic activities against aflatoxin B1 (AFB1). However, they had no inhibitory effects on mutagenicity induced by the direct mutagen, N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG). This suggested that hederagenin glycosides might effectively prevent the metabolic activation of AFB1 or scavenge the electrophilic intermediate capable of inducing mutation. Hederagenin was found to be an essential moiety for the exhibition of antimutagenicity. Moreover, hederagenin and its 3-O-glycosides were found to be cytotoxic on various tumor cell lines, P-388, L-1210, U-937, HL-60, SNU-5 and HepG2, while 3,28-di-O-glycosides of hederagenin were not cytotoxic. Hence, hederagenin and its 3-O-glycosides could be suitable for cancer treatment chemopreventive drugs.     

Kalopanaxsaponin A is a basic saponin structure for the anti-tumor activity of hederagenin monodesmosides

Hederagenin, delta-hederin [hederagenin alpha-L-arabinoside], kalopanax-saponin A [hederagenin 3-O-alpha-L-rhamnosyl(1-->2)-alpha-L- arabinoside], kalopanaxsaponin I [hederagenin 3-O-beta-D-xylosyl(1-->3)-alpha-L- rhamnosyl(1-->2)-alpha-L-arabinoside], and sapindoside C [hederagenin 3-O-beta-D-glucosyl(1-->4)-beta-D-xylsyl (1-->3)-alpha-L-rhamnosyl(1-->2)-alpha-L-arabinoside] were isolated from stem bark of Kalopanax pictus Nakai (Araliaceae). Among glycosides of hederagenin, disaccharide (kalopanaxsaponin A, commonly also called alpha-hederin), trisaccharide (kalopanaxsaponin I), and tetrasaccharide (sapindoside C) showed significant cytotoxicity on several types of tumor cells, while hederagenin itself exhibited only weak cytotoxicity and its monosaccharide (delta-hederin) was non-cytotoxic. From these results, it suggests that the arabinosyl moiety at C-3 blocks the activity of hederagenin and the position of the second sugar for glycoside linkage is also important for cytotoxicity. In the in vivo experiments, kalopanaxsaponin A (15 mg/kg, i.p.) apparently increased the life span of mice bearing Colon 26 and 3LL Lewis lung carcinoma, as well as cisplatin (3 mg/kg, i.p.). These results indicated that kalopanaxsaponin A has potential anti-tumor applications.     

Cytotoxic saponins from the root ofDipsacus asper wall

Cytotoxic activitiy of seven hederagenin saponins isolated from the root of Dipsacus asper were investigated in vitro against L1210, HL-60 and SK-OV-3 tumor cell lines by the MTT method. 3-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->2)-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl hederagenin (2), 3-O-beta-D-xylopyranosyl-(1-->3)-alpha-L-Rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->2)-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl hederagenin (6) and 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->3)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->2)-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl hederagenin (7) exhibited the potent cytotoxicity against the three tumor cell lines with IC50 values ranging from 4.7 to 8.7 microg/mL, with the exception of compound 7, which exhibited weak cytotoxic activity against SK-OV-3 (IC50 22.5 microg/mL). Other compounds did not exhibit any cytotoxic activity (IC50 > 30 microg/mL).     

朝鲜白头翁的三萜皂苷成分研究

目的　研究朝鲜白头翁［Pulsatilla cernua(Thunb.) Bercht. et Opiz.］ 根茎的化学成分。 方法　朝鲜白头翁根茎的乙醇提取物经大孔树脂、硅胶、ODS柱以及HPLC分离得到6个化合物, 通过波谱(1H,¹³CNMR,FAB-MS等)分析和化学方法进行结构鉴定。结果　6个化合物分别被鉴定为pulsatilla saponin A(1), 常春藤皂苷元3-O-β-D-吡喃葡糖(1→3)-α-L-吡喃鼠李糖(1→2)-α-L-吡喃阿拉伯糖苷(2), pulsatilla saponin D(3), dipsacoside B(4), 3-O-α-L-吡喃鼠李糖(1→2)［β-D-吡喃葡糖(1→4)］-α-L-吡喃阿拉伯糖常春藤皂苷元28-O-β-D-吡喃葡糖酯苷(5)和胡萝卜苷(6)。 结论　5为新化合物, 命名为朝鲜白头翁丙苷(cernuoside C)。 2,4和6为首次从朝鲜白头翁中分离获得。     

In vitro anticomplementary activity of hederagenin saponins isolated from roots ofDipsacus asper

Anticomplementary activity of hederagenin and related saponins isolated from Dipsacus asper was investigated in vitro. HN saponin F (3) was most potent with IC50 value of 3.7x10(-5) M followed by 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->3)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1->2)-beta-L-+ ++arabi nopyranosyl hederagenin 28-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->6)-beta-D-glucopyrano side (8), 3-O-beta-L-arabinopyranosyl hederagenin 28-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->6)-beta-D-glucopyranoside (5), dipsacus saponin A (4), and hederagenin (1) on the classical pathway (CP) of complement system, while the saponins 3-5 did not show the inhibition of hemolysis and rather increase the hemolysis on the alternative pathway (AP). However, all of C-3 monodesmosides [prosapogenin CP (2), dipsacus saponin B (6), and dipsacus saponin C (7)] evoked hemolysis directly on the erythrocytes.     

Anti-lipid peroxidative principles from the stem bark ofKalopanax pictus Nakai

Hepatic lipid peroxide contents were examined in bromobenzene-treated rats firstly after the oral administration of MeOH extract of Kalopanax pictus stem barks, its n-BuOH fraction, EtOAc fraction and an alkaline hydrolysate of the n-BuOH fraction, and secondly after the intraperitoneal administration of hederagenin monodesmosides and bisdesmosides. Two hederagenin monodesmosides, kalopanaxsaponin A (KPS-A) and sapindoside C, exhibited significant anti-lipid peroxidation effects after intraperitoneal administration at doses of 10-30 micromole/kg, whereas their bisdesmosides did not exhibit any significant activity. These results suggest that it is the hederagenin monodesmosides that are responsible for anti-lipid peroxidation in vivo. The activity of KPS-A was established by the observation of decreased aminopyrine N-demethylase activity and increased epoxide hydrolase activity.     

Saponins from the roots ofPulsatilla koreana

From the roots ofPulsatilla koreana, three monodesmosides(pulsatilla saponins A, B and D) and two bisdesmosides(pulsatilla saponins F and H) were isolated. The structure of these saponins have been determined as hederagenin 3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1→2)-α-L-arabinopyranoside(A), hederagenin 3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl(1→4)-α-L-arabinopyranoside(B), hederagenin 3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl (1→2)-[β-D-glucopyranosyl(1→4)]-α-L-arabinopyranoside(D), 3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1→2)-α-L-arabinopyranosyl hederagenin 28-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1→4)-β-D-glucopyranosyl(1→6)-β-D-glucopyranosyl ester (F) and 3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1→2)-[β-D-glucopyranosyl(1→4)]-α-L-arabinopyranosyl hederagenin 28-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1→4)-β-D-glucopyranosyl(1→6)-β-D-glucopyranosyl ester(H) on the basis of chemical and spectral studies. Pulsatilla saponin B is the first report of its presence in plants but saponins A, D, F, and H have recently been isolated from the same genusP. cernua.     

Metabolism of kalopanaxsaponin K by human intestinal bacteria and antirheumatoid arthritis activity of their metabolites

When kalopanaxsaponin K (KPK) from Kalopanax pictus was incubated for 24 h at 37 degrees C with human intestinal microflora, KPK was mainly metabolized to kalopanaxsaponin I (KPI) via kalopanaxsaponin H (KPH) rather than via kalopanaxsaponin J (KPJ), and then transformed to kalopanaxsaponin A (KPA) and hederagenin. Bacteroides sp., and Bifidobacterium sp. and Fusobacterium sp. transformed KPK to KPI and KPA and hederagenin via KPH or KPJ. However, Lactobacillus sp. and Streptococcus sp. transformed KPK to KPI, KPA, and hederagenin only via KPJ. The metabolite KPA of KPK showed potent antirheumatoid arthritis activity.     

A potent anti-diabetic agent fromKalopanax pictus

To search for the anti-diabetic principle from the stem bark ofKalopanax pictus, seven kinds of chemical constituents including hederagenin glycosides and phenolic glycosides were isolated. The anti-diabetic evaluation of these isolates in the streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats exhibited that kalopanaxsaponin A has a potent anti-diabetic activity in contrast to a mild activity of hederagenin. In addition, significant hypocholesterolemic and hypolipidemic activities of kalopanaxsaponin A and hederagenin were observed. The structure-activity relationship of kalopanaxsaponin A was also investigated in the present work.