In our continuing search for bioactive constituents of Korean medicinal sources, we investigated an 80% MeOH extract of the twigs of Chaenomeles speciosa. Column chromatographic purification of the CHCl3 fraction… Click to show full abstract
In our continuing search for bioactive constituents of Korean medicinal sources, we investigated an 80% MeOH extract of the twigs of Chaenomeles speciosa. Column chromatographic purification of the CHCl3 fraction resulted in the isolation of a new biphenyl derivative (1), along with four known biphenyl compounds (2-5) and six triterpenes (6-11). The chemical structure of the new compound was determined on the basis of spectroscopic analyses including 1D and 2D NMR data. Among isolates, compound 3 exhibited potent cytotoxic activities against SK-OV-3, SK-MEL-2, and XF498 cell lines (IC50=5.91, 4.22, and 6.28μM, respectively). Also, Compounds 9 and 10 showed strong anti-neuroinflammatory activities (IC50 2.38, and 6.70μM, respectively).
               
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