Chromone glycosides from Knoxia corymbosa

J Asian Nat Prod Res. 2006 Oct-Nov;8(7):663-70. doi: 10.1080/10286020500246303.

Abstract

Four new chromone glycosides, corymbosins K1-K4 (3-6), together with two known compounds, noreugenin (1) and undulatoside A (2), were isolated from the whole plant of Knoxiacorymbosa (Rubiaceae). The structures of the new compounds were established through extensive NMR or X-ray spectroscopic analysis as 7-O-beta-D-allopyranosyl-5-hydroxy-2-methylchromone (corymbosin K1, 3), 7-O-beta-D-6-acetylglucopyranosyl-5-hydroxy-2-methylchromone (corymbosin K2, 4), 7-O-[6-O-(4-O-trans-caffeoyl-beta-D-allopyranosyl)]-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-5-hydroxy-2-methylchromone (corymbosin K3, 5) and 7-O-[6-O-(4-O-trans-feruloyl-beta-D-allopyranosyl)]-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-5-hydroxy-2- methylchromone (corymbosin K4, 6). Compounds 2-5 were subjected to test their immunomodulatory activity invitro.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biological Assay
  • China
  • Chromones / chemistry*
  • Chromones / immunology
  • Chromones / isolation & purification
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Glycosides / chemistry*
  • Glycosides / immunology
  • Glycosides / isolation & purification
  • Lymphocyte Count
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Mice
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*
  • Rubiaceae / chemistry*
  • Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission
  • Spleen / immunology

Substances

  • Chromones
  • Glycosides