Plant metabolites. New compounds and anti-inflammatory activity of Uncaria tomentosa

J Nat Prod. 1991 Mar-Apr;54(2):453-9. doi: 10.1021/np50074a016.

Abstract

Bioassay-directed fractionation of the anti-inflammatory extracts of Uncaria tomentosa, using the carrageenan-induced edema in rat paw, has led to the isolation of a new quinovic acid glycoside 7 as one of the active principles. Furthermore, a new triterpene 8 was isolated as its methyl ester. The structures were elucidated by spectral and chemical studies.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / isolation & purification*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Male
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*
  • Rats
  • Rats, Inbred Strains
  • Triterpenes / isolation & purification
  • Triterpenes / pharmacology

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
  • Triterpenes