Investigations conducted with Ulmus davidiana stem bark have demonstrated it to contain (-)-catchin (Compound 1) and (-)-catechin-7-o-β-D-apiofuranoside (Compound 2), which exhibited antioxidant activity. In the present study, we isolated another com...
Investigations conducted with Ulmus davidiana stem bark have demonstrated it to contain (-)-catchin (Compound 1) and (-)-catechin-7-o-β-D-apiofuranoside (Compound 2), which exhibited antioxidant activity. In the present study, we isolated another compound and identified as (-)-catechin-7-o-β-D-xylopyranoside (Compound 3) by physicochemical and spectrometric methods. The structure of the (-)-catechin-7-o-β-D-xylopyranoside was established primarily by analysis of 1H- and 13C- NMR, HMQC and HMBC.
Three isolated compounds were analyzed for antioxidant activity using several different model systems, including 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazil (DPPH) radical scavenging, hydroxyl radical (OH?) scavenging, SOD-like activity and reducing power. Compounds 1 exhibited strong antioxidant activity on DPPH radicals, with IC50 values of 29.08 μM. The percentage inhibition compounds at 10 μM concentrations on scavenging activity of OH? radicals were 67.82%, 68.22%, 74.71%, respectively. and greater than those 10 μM of BHA(butylated hydroxyanisole), BHT(butylated hydroxytoluene)(57.52%, 56.54%). The reducing power of compound 1 were excellent, and were 1.07 at 1 mM. And we have examined the anti-inflammatory effects. Compound 1 inhibition of LPS-induced NO without appreciable cytotoxicity on the RAW 264.7 cells.