Spasmolytic substances from Cimicifuga dahurica Maxim.

Cycloartane glycosides from Cimicifuga dahurica.

A new cycloartane bisdesmoside and two new trinorcycloartane glycosides, along with four known cycloartane compounds, were isolated from the rhizomes of Cimicifuga dahurica (Ranunculaceae). The structures of the new compounds were elucidated as 3-O-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl cimigenol 15-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside, 24-hydroxy-12beta-acetoxy-25,26,27-trinorcycloartan-16,23-dione 3beta-O-alpha-L-arab...

Cytotoxic cycloartane triterpenes of the traditional Chinese medicine "shengma" (Cimicifuga dahurica).

Twelve new 9,19-cycloartane triterpenes (1-12), together with fourteen known compounds (13-26), were isolated from the roots of Cimicifuga dahurica. Their structures were determined by application of spectroscopic analyses and chemical methods. Biological evaluation of the compounds against human HL-60, SMMC-7721, A549, MCF-7, and SW-480 cell lines indicated that cimigenol-type glycosides (1-3,...

New monoterpene lactones from Actaea cimicifuga.

Three new monoterpene lactones, cimicifugolides A-C (1-3), along with a known one (4), were identified from the dried rhizome of Actaea cimicifuga L. that was used as traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years with the Chinese common name of shengma. The structures of the new isolates were established using spectroscopic methods, including NMR, mass, UV, and IR spectra. The inhibition ...

Two New Furanocoumarins from the Roots of Angelica dahurica

A new alkaloid from Fritillaria ussuriensis Maxim.

Pingbeimunone A (1), a new compound, together with the known ussuriedine (2), benzo[7,8]fluoreno[2,1-b]quinolizine cevane-3,6,16,20-tetrol (3), ebeiedinone (4), pingbeimine C (5) and verticine (6) were isolated from Fritillaria ussuriensis. The structure was elucidated on the basis of spectral analysis (IR, NMR and MS spectroscopy). In addition, their AChE inhibitory activities were also tested.