title: The constituents and their bioactivities of Houttuynia cordata.
abstract: Chemical investigation on the whole plant of Houttuynia cordata has resulted in the isolation of two new compounds, named as houttuynoside A (1) and houttuynamide A (2), together with thirty-eight known compounds. The structures of 1 and 2 were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analysis. In the inhibitory effects on herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) assay, norcepharadione B (10) showed good inhibitory activity against the replication of HSV-1. In addition, the antioxidant and antityrosinase activities of some isolated compounds were also evaluated. Among these compounds, quercitrin (25) and quercetin-3-O-beta-D-galactopyranoside (26) showed excellent 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical-scavenging property with IC50 values of 31 and 63 microM, respectively. Cepharadione B (9) exhibited strong tyrosinase inhibitory activity with an IC50 value of 170 microM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Shu-Chen
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: Chung-Ren
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Yuh-Chi
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Ku
authors.forename: Tian-Shung
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001549:Benzamides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001565:Benzoates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005960:Glucosides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018259:Herpesvirus 1, Human / Q000187:drug effects*; D052859:Houttuynia / Q000737:chemistry*; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D014442:Monophenol Monooxygenase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry; D011794:Quercetin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014709:Vero Cells
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D001549:Benzamides; D001565:Benzoates; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D005960:Glucosides; D007546:Isoquinolines; C546136:houttuynamide A; C546135:houttuynoside A; C012526:quercitrin; C457229:norcepharadione B; D011794:Quercetin; D014442:Monophenol Monooxygenase