Bioactive Asarone-Derived Phenylpropanoids from the Rhizome of Acorus tatarinowii Schott

J Nat Prod. 2017 Nov 22;80(11):2923-2929. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.7b00457. Epub 2017 Nov 8.

Abstract

Eight new (1a/1b, 2a, 3a, 4a/4b, and 5a/5b) and seven known (2b, 3b, and 6-10) asarone-derived phenylpropanoids, a known asarone-derived lignan (12), and four known lignan analogues (11 and 13-15) were isolated from the rhizome of Acorus tatarinowii Schott. The structures were elucidated via comprehensive spectroscopic analyses, modified Mosher's method, and quantum chemical calculations. Compounds 1-8 were present as enantiomers, and 1-5 were successfully resolved via chiral-phase HPLC. Compounds 1a/1b were the first cases of asarone-derived phenylpropanoids with an isopropyl C-3 side-chain tethered to a benzene core from nature. Hypoglycemic, antioxidant, and AChE inhibitory activities of 1-15 were assessed by the α-glucosidase inhibitory, ORAC, DPPH radical scavenging, and AChE inhibitory assays, respectively. All compounds except 3a showed α-glucosidase inhibitory activity. Compound 3b has the highest α-glucosidase inhibitory effect with an IC50 of 80.6 μM (positive drug acarbose IC50 of 442.4 μM). In the antioxidant assays, compounds 13-15 exhibited ORAC and DPPH radical scavenging activities. The results of the AChE inhibitory assay indicated that all compounds exhibited weak AChE inhibitory activities.

MeSH terms

  • Acorus / chemistry*
  • Allylbenzene Derivatives
  • Anisoles / chemistry*
  • Antioxidants / analysis
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors / isolation & purification*
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / chemistry*
  • Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors / isolation & purification*
  • Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Lignans / chemistry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Phenylpropionates / chemistry
  • Phenylpropionates / isolation & purification*
  • Phenylpropionates / pharmacology*
  • Rhizome / chemistry
  • Stereoisomerism
  • alpha-Glucosidases / drug effects

Substances

  • Allylbenzene Derivatives
  • Anisoles
  • Antioxidants
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal
  • Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors
  • Lignans
  • Phenylpropionates
  • asarone
  • alpha-Glucosidases