Chemical constituents of alnus firma and their inhibitory activity on lipopolysaccharide-induced nitric oxide production in BV2 microglia

Min A. Lee, Hee Kyoung Lee, Seung Hyun Kim, Young Choong Kim, Sang Hyun Sung

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Abstract

A methanolic extract of Alnus firma barks (Betulaceae) significantly attenuated nitric oxide production in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated BV2 microglia. Two new compounds, characterized as 4-hydroxy-2,6-dimethoxyphenyl 6-O-syringoyl-β-D-glucopyranoside (1) and 4-hydroxy-2,6-dimethoxyphenyl 6-O-vanilloyl-β-D-glucopyranoside (2), were isolated from the barks of A. firma using bioactivity-guided fractionation, together with two known phenolic glycosides (3, 4) and 11 known diarylheptanoids (515). Among these compounds, 14 and 611 showed significant inhibitory effect on lipopolysaccharide-induced nitric oxide production in BV2 microglial cells at concentrations ranging from 10μ M to 100μ M.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1007-1010
Number of pages4
JournalPlanta Medica
Volume76
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Drug Discovery
  • Complementary and alternative medicine
  • Organic Chemistry

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