Abstract
Phytochemical investigation of the whole plant of Lepisorus contortus (Christ) Ching led to the isolation of five new phenylethanoid glycosides (1-5), each containing a caffeoyl group, a new flavonoid glycoside (10), and 14 known compounds (6-9 and 11-15, syringic acid, vanillic acid, phloretic acid, diplopterol, and β-sitosterol). This is the first report of phenylethanoid glycosides from the family Polypodiaceae. Compounds 1-15 were evaluated for their cancer chemopreventive potential based on their ability to inhibit tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α)-induced NF-κB activity, nitric oxide (NO) production, and aromatase, quinone reductase 2 (QR-2), and COX-1/-2 activities. Quercetin-3-O-β-d-glucoside (15) demonstrated inhibition against QR2 with an IC50 value of 3.84 μM, which confirmed kaempferol/quercetin glycosides as the active compounds to inhibit QR2. The compound also demonstrated NF-κB activity with an IC50 value of 33.6 μM. In addition, compounds 1, 2, 4, and 6 showed aromatase activity with IC50 values of 30.7, 32.3, 26.8, and 35.3 μM, respectively.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 129-136 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Natural Products |
Volume | 74 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 24 Jan 2011 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 25 Feb 2011 |
Scopus Subject Areas
- Analytical Chemistry
- Molecular Medicine
- Pharmacology
- Pharmaceutical Science
- Drug Discovery
- Complementary and alternative medicine
- Organic Chemistry