1. New ent-kaurene and germacrene derivatives from Mesona procumbens Hemseley and their biological activity.
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Ganzon, Jerome G., Liaw, Chia-Ching, Lin, Yu-Chi, Lin, Zhi-Hu, Wang, Chang-Hung, Chen, Che-Yi, Chuang, Kuo-Hsiang, and Kuo, Yao-Haur
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HIGH performance liquid chromatography ,ESCHERICHIA coli ,BIOLOGICAL assay ,COLUMN chromatography ,HERBAL medicine ,LINOLENIC acids - Abstract
Mesona procumbens Hemseley is a well-known traditional herbal medicine used for heat-related ailments. In Taiwan, boiled extracts of M. procumbens are also used as desserts called grass jelly. In this study, the hexane extract from 75% EtOH of M. procumbens showed potent activities on inhibition of E. coli β-glucuronidase (eβG) and NO production and cytotoxicity against MCF-7 and HepG2 cancer cell lines. Furthermore, using various flash columns and HPLC chromatography on the bioactive layer led to the isolation of twelve compounds (1–12), including a new ent-kaurene, mesokaurol A (1), and a new germacrene derivative, mesogermapene A (2). Their structures were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analyses, especially 2 D NMR and mass data. Biological assays showed that compound 9 (linolenic acid) had specific activity on inhibition of eβG (68.27%) at 100 µg/mL but was non-inhibitory to human β-glucuronidase. Compound 1 possessed significant cytotoxicity against MCF-7 (EC
50 = 9.76 µM) and HepG2 (EC50 = 8.64 µM) cancer cell lines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2023
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