FLAVONOIDS ISOLATED FROM THE FLOWERS OF CAMELLIA CHRYSANTHA

Camellia chrysantha (the golden camellia, golden tea) is a species of evergreen shrub or small tree belonging to the family Theaceae. The flowers and the leaves of this plant are used as tea and drank for its health benefits. The aim of this study was to investigate the chemical constituents of the flowers of Camellia chrysantha. Five flavonoids were isolated from the flowers of Camellia chrysantha (Theaceae), including (+)-catechin (1), (-)-epicatechin (2), quercetin (3), quercetin-3-O-methyl ether (4) and kaempferol (5). Their chemical structures were elucidated by spectroscopic data analysis and by comparison with those reported in the literature. Among five compounds, compounds 4 was isolated for the first time from this species

SOME TERPENE COMPOUNDS ISOLATED FROM CALLICARPA MACROPHYLLA (L.) SPECIES IN VIETNAM

Callicarpa macrophylla L. (Tu Chau la to) usually used in Vietnam traditional medicine for gastrointestinal bleeding, nosebleeds, in addition, it is also used for treating osteoarthritis pain. Phytochemical investigation of the n-hexan and ethyl acetate extract of Callicarpa macrophylla L. led to the isolation of β-sitosterol (1), β-sitosterol-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (2), stigmasta-7,22-dien-3β-ol (3), β-amyrin (4), ent-1α-acetoxy-7β,14α-dihydroxy-kaur-16-en-15-on (5) và ent-7β,16,17,18-tetrahydroxy-kaur-16-en-15-on (6). Their chemical structures were determined by spectroscopic methods including MS, 1D, 2D NMR and comparing with those reported in previous papers. Three compounds 4, 5, 6 were isolated for the first time from Callicarpa macrophylla  plant

Novel conjugates of zerumbone with quinazolin-4(3H)-ones and quinolines as potent anticancer inhibitors: Synthesis, biological evaluation and docking studies

The alkylation reaction was used to couple zerumbone with the 3-substituted quinazolinone-4(3H)-ones and quinolines, resulting in the formation of 11 new conjugates. Their structures were fully characterized by 1D-, 2D-NMR, and HRMS spectral data. The evaluation of their anti-inflammatory activity was examined by inhibiting NO production in RAW 267.4 cells. Screening for their cytotoxic activity was performed using three human cancer cell lines HepG2, SK-LU-1, and MCF-7. The results indicated that all 11 novel conjugates exhibited potent cytotoxic activity against the tested cell lines with IC50 values in the range of 1.01–9.86 µg/mL, which were stronger than those of the parent compound zerumbone. In silico EGFR inhibitory activity was also performed by docking and molecular dynamics simulation studies to find out the most potent compounds based on the main interactions of zerumbone derivatives 16a-k with important amino acids of EGFR (PDB ID 4HJO) protein in its active site