Chenopodium bonus - henricus L. – A source of hepatoprotective flavonoids

Three new flavonoid glycosides (7-9) named patuletin-3-O-(5″'-О-Е-feruloyl)-β-d-apiofuranosyl(1→2)[β-d-glucopyranosyl (1→6)]-β-d-glucopyranoside (7), spinacetin-3-O-(5″'-О-Е-feruloyl)-β-d-apiofuranosyl (1→2)[β-d-glucopyranosyl(1→6)]-β-d-glucopyranoside (8) and 6-methoxykaempferol-3-O-(5″'-О-Е-feruloyl)-β-d-apiofuranosyl(1→2)[β-d-glucopyranosyl (1→6)]-β-d-glucopyranoside (9) together with six known flavonoid glycosides of patuletin, spinacetin and 6-methoxykaempferol (1-6) were isolated from the aerial parts of C. bonus-henricus and identified with spectroscopic methods (1D and 2D NMR, UV, IR, HRESIMS). The MeOH extract exerts hepatoprotective and antioxidant activities comparable to those of flavonoid complex silymarin in in vitro (60μg/mL) and in vivo (100mg/kg/daily for 7days) models of hepatotoxicity, induced by CCl4. Flavonoids (1-9) (100μM), compared to silybin, significantly reduced the cellular damage caused by CCl4 in rat hepatocytes, preserved cell viability and GSH level, decreased LDH leakage and reduced lipid damage. High concentrations of compounds (1-9) showed marginal or no cytotoxicity on HepG2 cell line. The experiment data suggest that the glycosides of 6-methoxykaempferol, spinacetin and patuletin are a promising and safe class of hepatoprotective agents.