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ID: ALA1772996

Journal: J Nat Prod

Title: Bioactive constituents from the roots of Panax japonicus var. major and development of a LC-MS/MS method for distinguishing between natural and artifactual compounds.

Authors: Chan HH, Hwang TL, Reddy MV, Li DT, Qian K, Bastow KF, Lee KH, Wu TS.

Abstract: Two new saponins, panajaponol (1) and pseudoginsenoside RT1 butyl ester (2), together with 35 known compounds (3-37), were isolated from the roots of Panax japonicus var. major. The structures of 1 and 2 were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analysis and chemical methods. Furthermore, a LC-MS/MS method was developed for confirming 2, 3, and 8 as natural compounds containing a butyl ester group. This method should be useful for distinguishing between minor natural and artifactual compounds in Panax species. Moreover, compounds 3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, and 15 exhibited strong inhibition of superoxide anion generation and elastase release by human neutrophils in response to formyl-l-methionyl-l-leucyl-l-phenylalanine/cytochalasin B (fMLP/CB), with IC(50) values ranging from 0.78 to 43.6 μM. In addition, 1 showed greater than 2- to 3-fold selective cytotoxic activity against KB and DU145 cancer cell lines.

CiteXplore: 21417387

DOI: 10.1021/np100851s