Phenolic compounds from Caesalpinia sappan heartwood and their anti-inflammatory activity

J Nat Prod. 2012 Dec 28;75(12):2069-75. doi: 10.1021/np3003673. Epub 2012 Dec 12.

Abstract

Four new phenolic compounds, caesalpiniaphenols A-D (1-4), together with eight known compounds were isolated from Caesalpinia sappan heartwood. The chemical structures were established mainly by NMR, MS, ECD, and Mosher's method. Compounds 4, 5, and 7 showed weak inhibitory activity against the LPS-induced NO production in macrophage RAW264.7 cells with IC(50) values of 12.2, 3.5, and 5.7 μM, respectively.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / chemistry
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / isolation & purification*
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / pharmacology*
  • Caesalpinia / chemistry*
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Lipopolysaccharides / pharmacology
  • Macrophages / drug effects
  • Mice
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nitric Oxide / analysis
  • Nitric Oxide / biosynthesis
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Phenols / chemistry
  • Phenols / isolation & purification*
  • Phenols / pharmacology*
  • Republic of Korea
  • Wood / chemistry

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • Phenols
  • caesalpiniaphenol D
  • Nitric Oxide