Anti-inflammatory biphenyls and dibenzofurans from Rhaphiolepis indica

Chu Hung Lin, Hsun Shuo Chang, Chang Hui Liao, Tai Hsin Ou, Ih Sheng Chen, Ian Lih Tsai*

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Abstract

Bioassay-guided fractionation of the methanolic extract of the roots of Rhaphiolepis indica var. tashiroi afforded four new dibenzofurans, 2-hydroxy-3,4,6-trimethoxydibenzofuran (1), 2-hydroxy-3,4,9- trimethoxydibenzofuran (2), 2-hydroxy-3,4,6,9-tetramethoxydibenzofuran (3), and 1,2-methylenedioxy-3,4,6-trimethoxydibenzofuran (4), two new biphenyls, 3-hydroxy-2′,5-dimethoxybiphenyl (5) and 2′,3-dihydroxy-5- methoxybiphenyl (6), and 3-hydroxy-5-methoxybiphenyl (7). Among the isolates, 3, 5, and 6 exhibited inhibitory effects on N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl- phenylalanine (fMLP)-induced superoxide production, with in vitro IC 50 values < 8.36 μM.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1628-1631
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Natural Products
Volume73
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 22 10 2010

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