Antioxidative constituents from Lycopus lucidus

Arch Pharm Res. 2004 Feb;27(2):173-6. doi: 10.1007/BF02980102.

Abstract

Three phenolic compounds, rosmarinic acid (1), methyl rosmarinate (2), ethyl rosmarinate (3), and two flavonoids, luteolin (4), luteolin-7-O-beta-D-glucuronide methyl ester (5) were isolated from the aerial part of Lycopus lucidus (Labiatae). Their structures were determined by chemical and spectral analysis. Compounds 1-5 exhibited potent antioxidative activity on the NBT superoxide scavenging assay. The IC50 values for compounds 1-5 were 2.59, 1.42, 0.78, 2.83, and 3.05 microg/mL respectively. In addition, five compounds were isolated from this plant for the first time.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antioxidants / chemistry*
  • Antioxidants / isolation & purification
  • Chromatography, Thin Layer
  • Free Radical Scavengers / chemistry
  • Free Radical Scavengers / pharmacology
  • Indicators and Reagents
  • Lycopus / chemistry*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Nitroblue Tetrazolium
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Fast Atom Bombardment

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • Free Radical Scavengers
  • Indicators and Reagents
  • Plant Extracts
  • Nitroblue Tetrazolium