Antioxidative constituents from the leaves of Hypericum styphelioides

J Nat Prod. 2004 May;67(5):869-71. doi: 10.1021/np030364f.

Abstract

Two new compounds have been isolated from the leaves of Hypericum styphelioides. Their structures have been established on the basis of mass spectrometry and 2D NMR techniques as 1,3,5-trihydroxy-2-(2',2'-dimethyl-4'-isopropenyl)cyclopentanylxanthone (1) and 3,5-dihydroxybenzophenon-4-beta-d-glucoside (2). Known compounds 5-O-demethylpaxanthonin (3) and 3-geranyl-1-(3-methylbutanoyl)phloroglucinol (4) were also isolated and characterized. Compounds 1-4 were evaluated for their antioxidative properties in Trolox equivalent antioxidant activity (TEAC) and chemiluminescence (CL) assays.

MeSH terms

  • Antioxidants / chemistry
  • Antioxidants / isolation & purification*
  • Antioxidants / pharmacology
  • Benzophenones / chemistry
  • Benzophenones / isolation & purification*
  • Benzophenones / pharmacology
  • Cuba
  • Glucosides / chemistry
  • Glucosides / isolation & purification*
  • Glucosides / pharmacology
  • Hypericum / chemistry*
  • Luminescent Measurements
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Xanthones / chemistry
  • Xanthones / isolation & purification*
  • Xanthones / pharmacology

Substances

  • 1,3,5-trihydroxy-2-(2',2'-dimethyl-4'-isopropenyl)cyclopentanylxanthone
  • 3,5-dihydroxybenzophenon-4-glucoside
  • Antioxidants
  • Benzophenones
  • Glucosides
  • Xanthones