title: Smooth muscle relaxing flavonoids and terpenoids from Conyza filaginoides.
abstract: Activity-guided fractionation of the smooth muscle relaxing, chloroform-methanol (1:1) extract of Conyza filaginoides (D.C.) Hieron (Asteraceae) led to the isolation of three flavonoids (quercetin 3-glucoside, rutin, and pinostrobin), one sterol (alpha-spinasterol), a sesquiterpenoid (beta-caryophyllene 4,5-alpha-oxide), and two triterpenoids (erythrodiol and 3-beta-tridecanoyloxy-28-hydroxyolean-12-ene). 3-beta-Tridecanoyloxy-28-hydroxy-olean-12-ene is a new naturally occurring terpenoid. All the isolated compounds induced a concentration-dependent inhibition of the spontaneous contractions of rat ileum. The spasmolytic activity exhibited by the extract and active principles tends to support the traditional use of C filaginoides as an antispasmodic agent.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Farmacia, Facultad de Química and Unidad de Investigación en Plantas Medicinales, Instituto de Química, México D.F.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mata
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rojas
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Acevedo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Estrada
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Calzada
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rojas
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bye
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Linares
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007082:Ileum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000187:drug effects; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013057:Spectrum Analysis; D013729:Terpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D005419:Flavonoids; D013729:Terpenes