Prenylated Xanthones from the Bark of Garcinia xanthochymus and Their 1,1-Diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) Radical Scavenging Activities

Autor: Hong-wu He, Fang-fang Zhong, Guang-zhong Yang, Yu Chen, Hua Fan, Yan Jiang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Molecules, Vol 15, Iss 10, Pp 7438-7449 (2010)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1420-3049
DOI: 10.3390/molecules15107438
Popis: Garcinia xanthochymus has been widely used in traditional Chinese medicine for expelling worms and removing food toxins. Bioassay-guided fractionation of an EtOAc-soluble extract of G. xanthochymus stem bark led to the isolation of six new xanthones. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods, especially 2D-NMR techniques. Free-radical-scavenging activities of the isolated compounds were elucidated through DPPH method. Most of the isolated compounds showed considerable free radical scavenging activity on DPPH assay. Compound 1 exhibited effective antioxidant scavenging activity against DPPH radical with an IC50 value of 19.64 μM, and compound 6 showed the lowest activity among all the tested molecules, with an IC50 value of 66.88 μM. These findings support the notion that the plant genus Garcinia is a good source of bioactive compounds.
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