Abstract
Four A-type flavan-3-ol-dihydroretrochalcone dimers, dragonins A-D (1-4), were characterized from the traditional Chinese medicine Sanguis Draconis. The structures of 1-4 were elucidated by spectroscopic and spectrometric analyses. Compounds 1 and 2 exhibited significant inhibition of fMLP/CB-induced superoxide anion and elastase. The signaling pathways accounting for the inhibitory effects of compound 2 were also elucidated. These purified A-type flavan-3-ol-dihydroretrochalcones are new potential leads for the development of anti-inflammatory drugs.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 783-789 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Natural Products |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 28 04 2017 |
Bibliographical note
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