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The alkaloids and other constituents from the root and stem of Aristolochia elegans

2003; Elsevier BV; Volume: 12; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.bmc.2003.10.031

1464-3391

Li-Shian Shi, Ping‐Chung Kuo, Yao-Lung Tsai, Amooru Gangaiah Damu, Tian-Shung Wu,

Berberine and alkaloids research

Two new aristolactams, aristolactam E (1) and aristolactam-AIIIa-6-O-beta-D-glucoside (2), three novel benzoyl benzyltetrahydroisoquinoline ether N-oxide alkaloids, aristoquinoline A (3), aristoquinoline B (4), and aristoquinoline C (5), and a new biphenyl ether, aristogin F (6), together with 62 known compounds have been isolated from the root and stem of Aristolochia elegans Mast. The structures of the new natural products were established on the basis of spectral evidence. Some of the isolated compounds were examined for their antioxidative and antityrosinase activities. Occurrence of the isoquinolones, biphenyl ethers, and benzoyl benzyltetrahydroisoquinoline ether alkaloids in the same plant indicated the definite possibility of these metabolites as biotransformation intermediates of bisbenzyltetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloids. This can be useful to solve the catabolic process of bisbenzyltetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloids.