Bioactive A-type proanthocyanidins from Cinnamomum cassia

J Nat Prod. 2011 Sep 23;74(9):1833-41. doi: 10.1021/np1007944. Epub 2011 Aug 29.

Abstract

Two trimeric proanthocyanidins, cinnamtannin B-1 (1) and cinnamtannin D-1 (2), have been isolated from the bark of Cinnamomum cassia along with the known tetramer parameritannin A-1 (3) and a previously unreported tetramer, named cassiatannin A (4). The structures of 1-4 were elucidated on the basis of 1D and 2D NMR, MS, and CD analyses and compared to the reported data. Proanthocyanidins (1-4) possess significant in vitro inhibitory activity against cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) at micromolar concentrations.

MeSH terms

  • Cinnamomum aromaticum / chemistry*
  • Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors / isolation & purification*
  • Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Plant Bark / chemistry
  • Proanthocyanidins / chemistry
  • Proanthocyanidins / isolation & purification*
  • Proanthocyanidins / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors
  • Proanthocyanidins
  • cinnamtannin B-1