Inhibitory constituents of Nardostachys chinensis on nitric oxide production in RAW 264.7 macrophages

  • Ji Sang Hwang
  • , Seon A. Lee
  • , Seong Su Hong
  • , Xiang Hua Han
  • , Chul Lee
  • , Dongho Lee
  • , Chong Kil Lee
  • , Jin Tae Hong
  • , Youngsoo Kim
  • , Mi Kyeong Lee
  • , Bang Yeon Hwang*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

    Abstract

    The activity-guided fractionation of the MeOH extract of the rhizomes and roots of Nardostachys chinensis led to the isolation of two new sesquiterpenoids, narchinol B (8) and narchinol C (9), along with 10 known compounds, ursolic acid (1), nardosinone (2), pinoresinol (3), desoxo-narchinol A (4), kanshone B (5), epoxyconiferyl alcohol (6), debilon (7), 4α,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxo-1,2,3,4,4α,5,6,7-octahydronaphthalene (10), p-coumaric acid (11), and isoferulic acid (12). Their structures were determined using spectroscopic techniques, which included 1D- and 2D-NMR. Among the isolates, compounds 2, 4, 5, 8 and 9 showed inhibitory activity against LPS-induced NO production with IC 50 values of 4.6-21.6 μM.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)706-708
    Number of pages3
    JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
    Volume22
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2012 Jan 1

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MRC, 2010-0029480 ) and a grant from the Korean Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (The Regional Core Research Program/Chungbuk BIT Research-Oriented University Consortium).

    Keywords

    • Nardostachys chinensis
    • Nitric oxide inhibitor
    • Sesquiterpenoid
    • Valerianaceae

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Biochemistry
    • Molecular Medicine
    • Molecular Biology
    • Pharmaceutical Science
    • Drug Discovery
    • Clinical Biochemistry
    • Organic Chemistry

    Fingerprint

    Dive into the research topics of 'Inhibitory constituents of Nardostachys chinensis on nitric oxide production in RAW 264.7 macrophages'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

    Cite this