Planta Med 2000; 66(1): 72-74
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1243112
Letter

© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Flavonol Glycoside Gallate and Ferulate Esters from Persicaria lapathifolia as Inhibitors of Superoxide Production in Human Monocytes Stimulated by Unopsonized Zymosan

Youngsoo Kim1 ,*, Dae-Sig Jang1 , Si-Hyung Park2 , Jieun Yun1 , Bo-Kyung Min1 , Kyung Rak Min1 , Hyeong-Kyu Lee2
  • 1College of Pharmacy, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea
  • 2Natural Product Biosynthesis Research Unit, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology, Taejon, Korea
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Publication History

Received: March 22, 1999

Accepted: July 25, 1999

Publication Date:
24 November 2009 (online)

Abstract

Aerial parts of Persicaria lapathifolia S.F. Gray (Polygonaceae) exhibited an inhibitory effect on superoxide production in unopsonized zymosan-stimulated human monocytes. Two known compounds, quercetin 3-O-β-(2″-galloyl)-glucopyranoside and quercetin 3-O-β-(2″-galloyl)-rhamnopyranoside, and a new compound, quercetin 3-O-β-(6″-feruloyl)-galactopyranoside, were isolated as the inhibitors of superoxide production by activity-guided fractionation. IC50 values were shown at the concentrations of 2.1µM by quercetin 3-O-β-(2″-galloyl)-glucopyranoside, 1.9µM by quercetin 3-O-β-(2″-galloyl)-rhamnoypranoside, and 3.5µM by quercetin 3-O-β-(6″-feruloyl)-galactopyranoside whose inhibitory potencies were similar to oxyphenylbutazone (IC50 = 1.9µM) as a positive control.

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Prof. Dr. Youngsoo Kim

College of Pharmacy

Chungbuk National University

Cheongju 361–763

Republic of Korea

Email: youngsoo@cbucc.chungbuk.ac.kr

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