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Planta Med 2001; 67(4): 322-325
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-14337
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Pharmacology
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Studies on the Hepatocyte Protective Activity and the Structure-Activity Relationships of Quinic Acid and Caffeic Acid Derivatives from the Flower Buds of Lonicera bournei

Ting Xiang1,*, Quan-Bo Xiong2 , Adnyana I Ketut2 , Yasuhiro Tezuka2 , Takema Nagaoka2 , Li-Jun Wu1,*, Shigetoshi Kadota2
  • 1 Department of Natural Medicine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, People's Republic of China
  • 2 Institute of Natural Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Toyama, Japan
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31 December 2001 (online)

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Abstract

13 quinic acid derivatives along with caffeic acid, methyl caffeate, myo-inositol, bis[5-formylfurfuryl] ether and 6,7-dihydroxycoumarin were isolated from the ethanol extract of the flower buds of Lonicera bournei Hemsl., among which 8 compounds were firstly obtained from this genus. The effects of different solvent soluble fractions of the ethanol extract and the pure compounds on heptocyte death induced by D-galactosamine (D-GalN)/tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) were studied, and the structure-activity relationships were also discussed.

Key words

Lonicera bournei Hemsl - Caprifoliaceae - quinic acid derivatives - caffeic acid derivatives - D-galactosamine (D-GalN) - tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) - hepatoprotective activity

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