Benzophenone and Benzoylphloroglucinol Derivatives from with Anti-Inflammatory Mechanism of Otogirinin A.

Three new compounds, 4-geranyloxy-2-hydroxy-6-isoprenyloxybenzophenone (), hypericumone A () and hypericumone B (), were obtained from the aerial parts of , along with six known compounds (-). The structures of these compounds were determined through spectroscopic and MS analyses. Hypericumone A (), sampsonione J () and otogirinin A () exhibited potent inhibition (IC values ≤ 40.

A review of antioxidant and pharmacological properties of phenolic compounds in .

In the present review article, the phytochemical, antioxidant and pharmacological studies are congregated and summarized concerning the current knowledge of the phenolic compounds of a traditional medical plant in Taiwan. This plant is native to Taiwan and South-East Asia. It possesses major pharmacological activities, including antioxidant and radical scavenging activity, hepatoprotective effect, xanthine oxidase inhibition, semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase inhibition, angiotensin I converting enzyme inhibition, antihyperuricemic effect and anti-inflammatory activity.

Characteristic aroma-active compounds of floral scent in situ from Barringtonia racemosa and their dynamic emission rates.

Barringtonia racemosa is a nocturnal flowering plant. Information on its floral volatiles and the dynamic emission profiles was very limited. In this study, the floral volatiles of B.

Ultrasound-assisted extraction of phenolic antioxidants from Acacia confusa flowers and buds.

Acacia confusa Merr. (Leguminosae), a species native to Taiwan, is widely distributed on the hills and lowlands of Taiwan, and has been used in traditional medicines. In this study, the application of ultrasound-assisted extraction was used to extract the phenolic compounds from A.