New prenylflavones from the leaves of Epimedium saggitatum

J Nat Prod. 1996 Apr;59(4):412-4. doi: 10.1021/np9601925.

Abstract

Five new prenylflavones, yinyanghuo A (1), yinyanghuo B (2), yinyanghuo C (3), yinyanghuo D (4), and yinyanghuo E (5), along with six known flavonoids, chrysoeriol, quercetin, apigenin, apigenin 7,4'-dimethyl ether, kaempferol, and luteolin, were isolated from the leaves of Epimedium sagittatum. Their structures were determined from spectral analysis. Compounds 1 and 2 showed significant antiplatelet induced by arachidonic acid.

MeSH terms

  • Arachidonic Acid / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Arachidonic Acid / pharmacology
  • Flavonoids / isolation & purification*
  • Flavonoids / pharmacology
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Nephelometry and Turbidimetry
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*
  • Platelet Aggregation / drug effects
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / isolation & purification*
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Taiwan

Substances

  • Flavonoids
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
  • Arachidonic Acid