Antioxidant activity of diterpenes and polyphenols from Ophryosporus heptanthus

J Agric Food Chem. 2006 Apr 5;54(7):2537-42. doi: 10.1021/jf0527549.

Abstract

The antioxidant activity of 14 compounds (1-14) isolated from the ether and butanolic extracts of the aerial parts of Ophryosporus heptanthus has been assayed using a beta-carotene bleaching method and the DPPH technique. Compounds 1 and 13 showed the most potent antioxidant activity. Their structures have been established by spectroscopic techniques (mainly NMR). Compounds 7 and 12 are new natural products, and their structures have been confirmed by chemical synthesis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antioxidants / pharmacology*
  • Asteraceae / chemistry*
  • Diterpenes / chemistry
  • Diterpenes / pharmacology*
  • Flavonoids / chemistry
  • Flavonoids / pharmacology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Structure
  • Phenols / chemistry
  • Phenols / pharmacology*
  • Polyphenols

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • Diterpenes
  • Flavonoids
  • Phenols
  • Polyphenols