[2-Arylbenzofuran derivatives from Morus wittiorum]

Yao Xue Xue Bao. 2008 Nov;43(11):1119-22.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

The investigation on the stem bark of Morus wittiorum was carried out to find its chemical constituents possessing anti-oxidative activity. The isolation and purification were performed by various chromatographies such as silica gel, Sephadex LH-20, RP-C18 column chromatography and so on. Based on the spectral analysis such as NMR, MS, etc., seven 2-arylbenzofuran derivatives were identified as wittifuran D (1), wittifuran E (2), moracin C (3), moracin M (4), moracin P (5), 2-(3,5-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,6-dihydroxybenzofuran (6) and mulberroside C (7). Compounds 1-7 were isolated from this plant for the first time. Among them, 1 and 2 were new compounds. Compounds 3-7 were used to assay antioxidant activity, the inhibitory ratios of compounds 3, 4, 6, at a concentration of 1 x 10(-5) mol x L(-1), to malondialdehyde (MDA) produced during microsomal lipid peroxidation induced by ferrous-cysteine were 73%, 69% and 89% respectively.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antioxidants / isolation & purification
  • Antioxidants / pharmacology
  • Benzofurans / chemistry
  • Benzofurans / isolation & purification*
  • Benzofurans / pharmacology
  • Lipid Peroxidation
  • Malondialdehyde / chemistry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Morus / chemistry*
  • Plant Bark / chemistry
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry
  • Stilbenes / chemistry
  • Stilbenes / isolation & purification
  • Stilbenes / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • Benzofurans
  • Stilbenes
  • moracin C
  • moracin P
  • Malondialdehyde