Sesquiterpene lactones from the root tubers of Lindera aggregata.

J Nat Prod

Institute of Modern Chinese Medicine (IMCM), College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, People's Republic of China.

Published: August 2009

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  • A study on Lindera aggregata's root tubers led to the discovery of five new sesquiterpene lactones, named linderagalactones A-E, along with eight known sesquiterpenoids.
  • The structures and configurations of these new compounds were determined using advanced techniques like HRESIMS and 2D NMR.
  • Linderagalactone A has a unique halogenated carbon skeleton, and several of the isolated compounds demonstrated hepatoprotective effects against oxidative damage in liver cells.

Article Abstract

Phytochemical investigation of the root tubers of Lindera aggregata resulted in the isolation of five new sesquiterpene lactones, linderagalactones A-E (1-5), along with eight known sesquiterpenoids, 3-eudesmene-1beta,11-diol, hydroxylindestenolide, strychnistenolide, hydroxyisogermafurenolide, atractylenolide III, linderane, neolinderalactone, and linderalactone. The structures and relative configurations of 1-5 were determined by spectroscopic methods, especially HRESIMS and 2D NMR techniques. The absolute configurations of 1-4 were defined by comparison of quantum chemical TDDFT calculated and experimental ECD spectra. Linderagalactone A (1) is a halogenated sesquiterpene lactone possessing a unique rearranged carbon skeleton. Linderagalactone E (5), linderane, hydroxylindestenolide, and linderalactone showed hepatoprotective activity against H2O2-induced oxidative damages on HepG2 cells with EC(50) values of 67.5, 167.0, 42.4, and 98.0 microM, respectively.

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