title: Medicinal flowers. VIII. Radical scavenging constituents from the flowers of Prunus mume: structure of prunose III.
abstract: The methanolic extract and its fractions from the fresh flowers of Prunus mume SIEB. et ZUCC. were found to show scavenging effects on 1,1-diphenylpicryl-2-hydrazyl (DPPH) radical and superoxide. The fragrance constituents of P. mume were analyzed by GC-MS and a new polyacylated sucrose, prunose III, was isolated from the ethyl acetate-soluble fraction. The structure of prunose III was determined on the basis of chemical and physicochemical evidence as 4,3',4',6'-tetra-O-acetyl-6-O-p-coumaroylsucrose. In addition, the scavenging effects of the principal constituents on DPPH radical and superoxide were examined.
authors.affiliation: Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Misasagi, Yamashina-ku, Japan.
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morikawa
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishiwada
authors.forename: Hiromi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Managi
authors.forename: Masatomo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kagawa
authors.forename: Yoshihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Higashi
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
mesh_terms: D000107:Acetylation; D035264:Flowers; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D027861:Prunus; D013395:Sucrose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D010936:Plant Extracts; D013395:Sucrose