title: Anti-herpes simplex virus type-1 flavonoids and a new flavanone from the root of Limonium sinense.
abstract: From the root of Limonium sinense (Girard) Ktze a new (2R,3S)-3,5,7,4'-tetrahydroxy-3',5'-dimethoxyflavanone was isolated and named isodihydrosyringetin (3), together with nine other known compounds, (-)-epigallocatechin 3-O-gallate (1), samarangenin B (2), myricetin (4), myricetin 3-O-alpha-rhamnopyranoside (5), quercetin 3-O-alpha-rhamnopyranoside (6), (-)-epigallocatechin (7), gallic acid (8), N-trans-caffeoyltyramine (9), and N-trans-feruloyltyramine (10). All of them were examined for their inhibitory effects on herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1) replication in Vero cells. Both compounds 1 and 2 exhibited potent inhibitory activities in HSV-1 replication. Comparison of the IC50 values indicated that compounds 1 and 2 had higher inhibitory activities than the positive control acyclovir (38.6 +/- 2.6 vs. 55.4 +/- 5.3 microM, P < 0.001; 11.4 +/- 0.9 vs. 55.4 +/- 5.3 microM, P < 0.0005). Cytotoxicity was unlikely involved because no cell deaths were observable in the Vero cells following 5 day treatments with compound 1 or 2.
authors.affiliation: National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. lclin@cma23.nricm.edu.tw
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Chou
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D018259:Herpesvirus 1, Human / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D016339:Spectrometry, Mass, Fast Atom Bombardment; D014709:Vero Cells
chemical_list: D005419:Flavonoids