Chemical constituents of Plectranthus amboinicus and the synthetic analogs possessing anti-inflammatory activity
作者:Yuan-Siao Chen、Hui-Ming Yu、Jiun-Jie Shie、Ting-Jen Rachel Cheng、Chung-Yi Wu、Jim-Min Fang、Chi-Huey Wong
DOI:10.1016/j.bmc.2014.01.009
日期:2014.3
This study demonstrates that compounds 1-4 from an extract of Plectranthus amboinicus inhibit the binding of AP-1 to its consensus DNA sequence. Thymoquinone (5) was further identified as a nonpolar ingredient from the hexane extract of P. amboinicus to suppress the expression of lipopolysaccharide-induced tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). We then synthesized 2-alkylidenyl-4-cyclopentene-1,3-diones as the designed biomimetics of thymoquinone, and found that compounds 8a, 8b and 8d were more potent TNF-alpha inhibitors. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.