title: Anti-inflammatory Biphenyls and Dibenzofurans from Rhaphiolepis indica.
abstract: Bioassay-guided fractionation of the methanolic extract of the roots of Rhaphiolepis indica var. tashiroi afforded four new dibenzofurans, 2-hydroxy-3,4,6-trimethoxydibenzofuran (1), 2-hydroxy-3,4,9-trimethoxydibenzofuran (2), 2-hydroxy-3,4,6,9-tetramethoxydibenzofuran (3), and 1,2-methylenedioxy-3,4,6-trimethoxydibenzofuran (4), two new biphenyls, 3-hydroxy-2',5-dimethoxybiphenyl (5) and 2',3-dihydroxy-5-methoxybiphenyl (6), and 3-hydroxy-5-methoxybiphenyl (7). Among the isolates, 3, 5, and 6 exhibited inhibitory effects on N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP)-induced superoxide production, with in vitro IC50 values < 8.36 μM.
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 807, Republic of China.
authors.forename: Chu-Hung
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Hsun-Shuo
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Chang-Hui
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Tai-Hsin
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Ou
authors.forename: Ih-Sheng
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ian-Lih
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Tsai
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001572:Benzofurans / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D020128:Inhibitory Concentration 50; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine / Q000494:pharmacology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry; D027824:Rosaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D013481:Superoxides; D013624:Taiwan
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D001572:Benzofurans; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine; D013481:Superoxides; C010574:biphenyl; C023614:dibenzofuran