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Coumarin Analogues from the Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck and Their Hepatoprotective Activity Danmei Tian, Fangfang Wang, Menglong Duan, Lingyun Cao, Youwei Zhang, Xin-Sheng Yao, and Jinshan Tang J. Agric. Food Chem., Just Accepted Manuscript • DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b06489 • Publication Date (Web): 28 Jan 2019 Downloaded from http://pubs.acs.org on January 30, 2019

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Coumarin Analogues from the Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck and Their Hepatoprotective Activity

Danmei Tian, †,‡,‖ Fangfang Wang, †,‡,‖ Menglong Duan,†,§ Lingyun Cao,†,§ Youwei Zhang,# Xinsheng Yao,†,‡,* and Jinshan Tang †,‡,*



Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Natural Products, College of

Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, People’s Republic of China ‡

Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM

and New Drug Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, People’s Republic of China §

Key Laboratory of Standard Material in Natural Medicine of Guangdong Province,

Guangzhou Xiangxue Pharmaceutical Ltd. Co., Guangzhou 510663, China #

Department of Pharmacology, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western

Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA

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ABSTRACT:

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Seven new coumarin analogues (1, 2, 4-8), together with ten known analogues (3,

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9-17), were isolated from the air-dried pericarp of Citrus grandis. The structures of

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these compounds were determined by HR-ESI-MS, UV/vis, and 1D- and 2D-NMR

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spectra. Meanwhile, the hepatoprotective activities of all these coumarins were

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evaluated by MTT assays using the D-galactosamine-induced LO2 cell injury model.

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The results show that compounds 3 and 4 exhibited the strongest hepatoprotective

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activities. Moreover, compounds 3 and 4 suppressed the increases in the levels of

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alanine

transaminase

(ALT)

and

aspartate

transaminase

(AST)

in

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D-galactosamine-treated

LO2 cells, further confirming the hepatoprotective effects of

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these compounds. Mechanistically, compounds 3 and 4 increased the activities of

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antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase

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(GSH-Px), and decreased the level of malondialdehyde (MDA) in injured LO2 cells

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induced by D-galactosamine. These findings shed light on a better understanding of

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the hepatoprotective effect of Citrus grandis, providing novel insights into the

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development of coumarin-based hepatoprotective drugs in the future.

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KEYWORDS:

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Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck, Coumarin, Hepatoprotective, Alanine transaminase

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(ALT), Aspartate transaminase (AST), Antioxidant enzyme

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■ INTRODUCTION

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Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck, commonly known as pomelo, ahaddock or limau

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bali, is an important cultivated Citrus species belonging to the Rutaceae family, which

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is native to southeast Asia and China.1 The dried pericarps of immature or

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near-mature Citrus grandis ( L. ) Osbeck together with its cultivar Citrus grandis

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‘Tomentosa’ are recorded in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia (ChP) as “Citri Grandis

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Exocarpium” (huajuhong), and have been used as a Traditional Chinese Medicine for

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the treatment of cough with asthma, abdominal pain and stomach ache for centuries.2

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In addition, Citrus grandis is also an important human food source, whose fresh fruits

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and derived products have been used as essential ingredients in human diet.3-5

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Chemical investigations of Citrus grandis revealed components including flavonoids6,

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coumarins6-9, limonins10, terpenoids11, alkaloids6,8,9,12, and so on. Coumarins have

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been shown to possess a wide range of biological activities including anti-

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inflammatory13,

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antimicrobial6, and hepatoprotection15-17. Despite the fact that coumarin is one of the

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mostly rich constituents from the plant of Citrus grandis,11,18 little attention has been

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paid to the hepatoprotective activities of coumarins isolated from Citrus grandis(L.)

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Osbeck.

neuroprotective13,

antiproliferation14,

glucose

consumption14,

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In this study, we isolated seven new coumarins (1, 2, 4-8), together with ten

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known analogues (3, 9-17), from the air-dried pericarp of Citrus grandis, which

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include two rare coumarins (1 and 2) that contain 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaric acid 3

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(HMG) group in the sugar moiety. The structures of all the compounds were

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identified by extensive UV, IR, MS, NMR spectroscopic data. Further, the

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hepatoprotective effects of all these compounds were evaluated by the

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D-galactosamine

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of the cells with coumarins (20 μM) significantly alleviated the cell survival inhibition

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induced by

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survival inhibition induced by

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compounds 3 and 4 suppressed the increase in ALT and AST levels in

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D-galactosamine-treated

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compounds. We further investigated the mechanisms by which these coumarins

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protect liver cell injury caused by D-galactosamine and reveal that they modulate the

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enzymatic activities of antioxidant enzymes that clears reactive oxygen species and

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oxidative lipid products.

-induced LO2 cell injury model. Our studies show that pretreatment

D-galactosamine.

Two potent compounds 3 and 4 inhibited the cell D-galactosamine

in a range of doses. Further,

LO2 cells, illustrating hepatoprotective effects of these

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■ MATERIALS AND METHODS

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General Experimental Procedures. 1D- and 2D-NMR spectra were performed

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with a Bruker AV 600 (Bruker Co. Ltd., Bremen, German) using solvent signals

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(DMSO-d6: H 2.50 / δC 39.5; CD3OD: H 3.31 / δC 49.0) as internal reference. IR

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spectra were obtained on a JASCO FT/IR-480 plus spectrometer (JASCO

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International Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan). UV/vis spectra were acquired on a JASCO

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V-550 UV/Vis spectrometer (JASCO International Co. Ltd., Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan)

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and HR-ESI-MS spectra were obtained on a Waters Synapt G2 mass spectrometer 4

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(Waters, Manchester, U.K.). HPLC analyses were performed on a Waters 2695

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separation module (Waters, Manchester, U.K.) equipped with a 2998 photodiode

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array detector (Waters, Manchester, U.K.) and an Alltech 3300 evaporative light

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scattering detector (Alltech Inc., Deerfield, Illinois, U.S.) using a Phenomenex

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Gemini C18 column (5 μm, ϕ 4.6 × 250 mm; Phenomenex Inc., Torrance, Calif, U.S.).

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The semi-preparative and preparative HPLC were carried out on a Waters 1515

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isocratic HPLC pump (Waters, Manchester, U.K.) coupled to a 2489 UV/vis detector

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(Waters, Manchester, U.K.) using a Phenomenex Gemini C18 column (5 μm, ϕ 10 ×

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250 mm; Phenomenex Inc., Torrance, Calif, U.S.).

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CH3OH for HPLC was purchased from BCR International Co. Ltd. (Shanghai,

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China). Acetonitrile (CH3CN) was purchased from Merck (Darmstadt, Germany).

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Reference substances for sugar analysis were purchased from Sigma Aldrich

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(Shanghai,

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tripyrrolidinophosphonium hexafluorophosphate (PyBOP), 1-hydroxybenzotriazole

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(HOBt), N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF), LiBH4, acetic acid and tetrahydrofuran

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(THF) were purchased from Aladdin Reagent Co., Ltd. (Shanghai, China).

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Triethylamine (Et3N) was purchased from Tianjin Ke-miou Chemical Reagent Co.,

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Ltd. (Tianjin, China). Bicyclol was purchased from Target Molecule Corp. (Target

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Mol, Boston, U.S.).

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Technology Co., Ltd. (Shanghai, China). Silica gel (200-300 mesh, Qingdao Marine

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Chemical Ltd., Shandong, China), macroporous absorption resin HP20 (Mitsubishi

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Chemical Co., Tokyo, Japan), octadecylsilanized (ODS) (12 nm, 50 μm, YMC Ltd.,

China).

β-Phenylethylamine,

D-Galactosamine

(benzotriazol-1-yloxy)

was purchased from Meryer Chemical

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Tokyo, Japan) and Sephadex LH-20 (Amersham Pharmacia Biotech, Sweden) were

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used for column chromatography (CC). TLC was performed on pre-coated silica gel

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plates (SGF254, 0.2 mm, Yantai Chemical Industry Research Institute, Shandong,

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China).

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Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium (DMEM) and fetal bovine serum (FBS)

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were purchased from Gibco (New York, USA). DMSO and methyl thiazolyl

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tetrazolium (MTT) were purchased from Aladdin Reagent Co., Ltd. (Shanghai,

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China). The LO2 cell line was provided by Professor Dongmei Zhang, College of

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Pharmacy, Jinan University. Detection kits for malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide

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dismutase (SOD), and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) were purchased from

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Beyotime Institute of Biotechnology (Shanghai, China). The ALT and AST activities

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were measured with HITACHI automatic analyzer 7600.

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Plant Material. The dried fruits of Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck were provided by

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Xiangxue Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. R&D Center , Guangdong province, China, in

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September 2016 and authenticated by Mr. Minmei Chen, the manager of Quality

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Control Department, Xiangxue Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. A voucher specimen (no.

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JNU-CIJR-2016) was deposited in Xiangxue Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Academician

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workstation.

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Extraction and Isolation. Air-dried shredded pieces of Citrus grandis (L.)

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Osbeck (19.0 kg) were refluxed twice with 70% EtOH-H2O (160.0 L, 1.5 h each time)

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to get crude extract (5.6 kg, yield 29.5%). The crude extract (5.2 kg) was suspended in

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H2O (10.0 L) and subjected to column chromatography over a HP-20 macroporous 6

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resin (ϕ 20.0 × 85.0 cm) eluted with EtOH-H2O (0, 30, 50 and 95%) to afford four

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fractions CIGR-A~CIGR-D.

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The 50% (v/v) EtOH-H2O elution portion CIGR-C (483 g) was subjected to silica

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gel column chromatography eluted with CHCl3-CH3OH-H2O (100:0:0-80:20:2, v/v/v)

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to afford 16 subfractions CIGR-C-1~CIGR-C-16. The subfraction CIGR-C-2 (39.2 g)

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was further separated by ODS column chromatography (CH3OH-H2O, 35:65 to 45:55,

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v/v) to obtain 5 subfractions (CIGR-C-2-A~CIGR-C-2-E). Compound 10 (12.5 g) was

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recrystallized from subfraction CIGR-C-2-A (25.6 g) and the subfraction

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CIGR-C-2-D (2.7 g) was subjected to preparative HPLC with 24% CH3CN-H2O

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(0.1% acetic acid) elution to yield compound 12 (21.3 mg, tR = 14.0 min). The

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subfraction CIGR-C-3 (2.1 g) was isolated by Sephadex LH-20 column

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chromatography eluted with 80% CH3OH-H2O and subsequently applied to

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preparative HPLC with 24% CH3CN-H2O (0.1% acetic acid) elution to yield

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compound 5 (17.7 mg, tR = 11.0 min). The subfraction CIGR-C-4 (3.9 g) was

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separated by ODS column chromatography eluted with CH3OH-H2O (30:70 to 45:55,

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v/v)

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CIGR-C-4-B (0.3 g) was applied to preparative HPLC eluted with 24% CH3CN-H2O

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(0.1% acetic acid) to yield 15 (1.8 mg, tR = 19.2 min). The subfraction CIGR-C-4-E

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(0.4 g) was subjected to preparative HPLC eluted with 24% CH3CN-H2O (0.1% acetic

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acid) to afford 4 (88.5 mg, tR = 8.6 min). The subfraction CIGR-C-4-F (0.3 g) was

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purified by preparative HPLC with 24% CH3CN-H2O (0.1% acetic acid) as the eluent

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to obtain compounds 6 (5.8 mg, tR = 16.2 min), 8 (1.3 mg, tR = 10.8 min), 16 (205.4

to

yield

12

subfractions

CIGR-C-4-A~CIGR-C-4-L.

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mg, tR = 20.8 min), and 17 (34.1 mg, tR = 22.2 min). The subfraction CIGR-C-4-H

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(0.4 g) was employed to preparative HPLC with 24% CH3CN-H2O (0.1% acetic acid)

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as the eluent to afford 9 (26.0 mg, tR = 16.6 min) and 11 (246.7 mg, tR = 24.0 min).

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The subfraction CIGR-C-5 (7.6 g) was separated with ODS column chromatography

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(CH3OH-H2O, 20: 80 to 40: 60, v/v) and subsequently purified by preparative HPLC

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with 24% CH3CN-H2O (0.1% acetic acid) as the eluent to obtain compounds 3 (12.2

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mg, tR = 7.8 min), 7 (16.3 mg, tR = 17.6 min), and 14 (24.3 mg, tR = 9.5 min). The

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subfraction CIGR-C-7 (5.2 g) was isolated with ODS column chromatography

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(CH3OH-H2O,

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(CIGR-C-7-A~CIGR-C-7-F). The subfraction CIGR-C-7-B (1.7 g) was isolated by

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Sephadex LH-20 (80% CH3OH-H2O) to obtain CIGR-C-7-B-1~CIGR-C-7-B-7. The

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subfraction CIGR-C-7-B-3 (1.4 g) was subjected to semipreparative HPLC eluted

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with 24% CH3CN-H2O (0.1% acetic acid) to obtain 2 (4.8 mg, tR = 12.2 min) and 13

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(111.9 mg, tR = 7.3 min). The subfraction CIGR-C-7-C (1.0 g) was subjected to

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semipreparative HPLC eluted with 24% CH3CN-H2O (0.1% acetic acid) to afford 1

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(180.9 mg, tR = 13.4 min).

20:

80

to

100:

0,

v/v)

to

obtain

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sufractions

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Columbianoside Ⅰ (1). Yellow amorphous solid; [α] D -80.4 (c 0.5, CH3OH);

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UV (CH3OH) max (log ): 206 (4.6), 223 (4.2), 261 (3.8), 326 (4.2); IR (KBr) max:

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3430, 1723, 1622, 1256 cm-1; HR-ESI-MS: m/z 575.1743 [M + Na]+ (calcd for

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C26H32O13Na, 575.1741); 1H- and 13C-NMR spectral data (Table 1).

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Columbianoside Ⅱ (2). Yellow amorphous solid; [α] D -114.2 (c 0.5, CH3OH); UV (CH3OH) max (log ): 208 (4.6), 261 (3.7), 327 (4.2); IR (KBr) max: 3412, 1720, 8

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1391, 1256, 1077 cm-1; HR-ESI-MS m/z: 553.1928 [M + H]+ (calcd for C26H33O13,

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553.1921); 1H- and 13C-NMR spectral data (Table 1). 29

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Meranzin hydrate Ⅰ (4). Yellow amorphous solid; [α] D -40.5 (c 0.5, CH3OH);

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UV (CH3OH) max (log ): 208 (4.6), 262 (4.1), 324 (4.2); IR (KBr) max: 3383, 2979,

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1693, 1610, 1456, 1141 cm-1; HR-ESI-MS m/z: 317.1004 [M + Na]+ (calcd for

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C15H18O6Na, 317.1001); 1H- and 13C-NMR spectral data (Table 1). 29

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Meranzin hydrate Ⅱ (5). Yellow colloidal solid; [] D -22.2 (c 0.5, CH3OH); UV

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(CH3OH) max (log ): 207 (4.5), 322 (4.1); IR (KBr) max: 3424, 1703, 1265 cm-1;

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HR-ESI-MS m/z: 317.1002 [M + Na]+ (calcd for C15H18O6Na, 317.1001); 1H- and

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13C-NMR

spectral data (Table 2). 29

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Meranzin hydrate Ⅲ (6). Yellow amorphous solid; [α] D -8.4 (c 0.5, CH3OH);

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UV (CH3OH) max (log ): 205 (4.7), 257 (3.8), 321 (4.2); IR (KBr) max: 3412, 1717,

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1607, 1254, 1094, 1031 cm-1; HR-ESI-MS m/z: 505.1692 [M + Na]+ (calcd for

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C23H30O11Na, 505.1686); 1H- and 13C-NMR spectral data (Table 2). 29

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Paniculin III (7). Yellow amorphous solid; [] D -15.8 (c 0.5, CH3OH); UV

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(CH3OH) max (log ): 206 (4.6), 221 (4.0), 259 (3.6), 323 (4.1); IR (KBr) max: 3401,

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1717, 1602, 1036 cm-1; HR-ESI-MS m/z: 447.1631 [M + Na]+ (calcd for C21H28O9Na,

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447.1631); 1H- and 13C-NMR spectral data (Table 2). 29

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Meranzin hydrate Ⅳ (8). Yellow amorphous solid; [α] D 70.0 (c 0.5, CH3OH);

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UV (CH3OH) max (log ): 206 (4.6), 257 (3.7), 320 (4.1); IR (KBr) max: 3366, 1604,

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1388, 1256, 1100 cm-1; HR-ESI-MS m/z: 433.1482 [M + Na]+ (calcd for C20H26O9Na,

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433.1475); 1H- and 13C-NMR spectral data (Table 2). 9

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Acid Hydrolysis of Compounds 1, 2, and 6-8 and Determination of the

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Absolute Configuration of Resulting Sugars. The absolute configurations of the

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sugar units in 1, 2, and 6-8 were identified via the method developed by Tanaka et

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al.19 Compounds 1, 2, and 6-8 (each 1-2 mg) were hydrolyzed using 2 M HCl (2 mL)

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for 2 h at 90 °C. The reaction mixtures were extracted with EtOAc (2 mL  2). The

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aqueous phases were concentrated, and L-cysteine methyl ester hydrochloride (2.5

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mg) in pyridine was added. The reaction mixtures were maintained at 60 °C and

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reacted for 1 h. Then, a 5 μL solution of o-tolyl isothiocyanate was added to the

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reaction mixture and heated at 60 °C for 1 h. The reaction mixture was directly

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analyzed by HPLC. Analytical HPLC was acquired on a Phenomenex Gemini C18

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column (5 μm, ϕ 4.6 × 250 mm) at 35 °C with a 25% CH3CN-H2O (0.01% formic

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acid) solvent system for 32 min (0.8 mL/min). The reference sugars,

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L-glucose, D-arabinose

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procedure mentioned above, and all the derivatives were monitored with a UV

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detector at 250 nm. The derivatives of D-glucose in 1, 2, 6 and 7 and L-arabinose in 8

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were identified by comparison of the retention times with those of the reference

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sugars. The reference sugar derivatives were recorded at 17.0 (L-glucose), 18.4

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(D-glucose), 22.6 (L-arabinose), and 24.2 (D-arabinose) min.

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D-glucose,

and L-arabinose, were employed to the same derivatization

Determination of the Absolute Configuration of HMG in Compound 1.

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β-Phenylethylamine

(156.0

μmol),

triethylamine

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(benzotriazol-1-yloxy) tripyrrolidinophosphonium hexafluorophosphate (PyBOP, 83.8

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compound 1 (57.0 μmol) in 0.6 mL of DMF in ice bath. The mixture was stirred to

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react for 9 h at room temperature and then quenched with diluted aqueous HCl. A

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yellowish residue was yielded after drying under N2 gas. The residue was subjected to

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silica gel column chromatography (CHCl3/CH3OH, 100:0, 97:3, 95:5, 90:10, 85:15,

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70:30 and 0:100) to obtain amide A (50.3 μmol). Then, LiBH4 (900.0 μmol) was

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added to the solution of amide A (50.3 μmol) in THF (0.5 mL) in ice bath. The

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solution was stirred for 24 h at room temperature, and then the reaction was quenched

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with dilute aqueous HCl. The resultant mixture was extracted with EtOAc and

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subjected to silica gel column chromatography (CHCl3/CH3OH, 100:0, 97:3, 95:5,

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90:10, 80:10 and 0:100) to obtain six fractions (B-1~B-6) and the fraction B-5 was

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purified by preparative HPLC eluted with 24% CH3CN-H2O to afford B (33.5 μmol)

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as a colorless oil (Scheme 1), which was identified as 1-β-phenylethyl-mevalonamide

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by 1H- and

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confirmed by comparison the optical rotation {[α] D -6.2 (c 0.5, EtOH)} and 1H- and

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13C-NMR

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data with that of (R)-(-)-mevalonolactone.21

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(3R)-1-β-Phenylethyl-mevalonamide (B) Colorless oil; HR-ESI-MS m/z:

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252.1595 [M + H]+ (calcd for C14H22NO3, 252.1600); 1H-NMR data (CD3OD, 600

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MHz): δH 7.19-7.30 (5H, m, C6H5-2′), 3.73 (2H, m, H-5), 3.44 (2H, t, J = 7.2 Hz,

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H-1′), 2.82 (2H, t, J = 7.2 Hz, H-2′), 2.34, 2.37 (each 1H, d, J = 14.4 Hz, H-2), 1.75

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(2H, m, H-4), 1.21 (3H, s, H-6). 13C-NMR (CD3OD, 150 MHz): δC 174.0 (C-1), 140.4

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(C-1′′), 129.8 (×2, C-3′′ and 5′′), 129.5 (×2, C-2′′ and 6′′), 127.4 (C-3′′), 72.1 (C-3),

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59.2 (C-5), 47.9 (C-2), 44.3 (C-4), 41.8 (C-1′), 36.5 (C-2′), 27.5 (-CH3). 11

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LO2 Cell Culture. Normal human hepatic LO2 cells were cultured in

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Dulbecco’s modified eagle medium (DMEM) containing fetal bovine serum (FBS,

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10%), penicillin (100 U/mL), and streptomycin (100 μg/mL) at 37 °C under a 5% CO2

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atmosphere. The cells in the logarithmic phase were used for the experiment.

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Hepatoprotective Assay. The isolated compounds were analyzed and quantified

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by HPLC before use, and all the compounds have a ≥ 95% purity based on the peak

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area analysis (see Supporting Information). The compounds 1-17 were assessed for

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their hepatoprotective activities against D-galactosamine-induced toxicity in LO2 cells

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by an MTT method. Cell suspension with 5 × 103 cells in 100 μL of complete DMEM

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was placed in a 96-well microplate and precultured for 24 h at 37 °C under a 5% CO2

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atmosphere. The culture media were replaced with fresh ones (100 μL) containing

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bicyclol or test compounds and incubated for 4 h. The cells were then exposed to 40

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mM

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media were aspirated and replaced with compound-free 100 μL DMEM full media

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containing 0.5 mg/mL MTT and incubated for another 4 h. The resulting formazan

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was dissolved in 150 μL of DMSO after aspiration of the culture medium. The optical

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density (OD) of the formazan solution was measured on a microplate reader at 492

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nm, and the growth inhibition (% of model) was calculated as inhibition (%) = [(OD

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(sample) – OD (model)) / (OD (normal) – OD (model))] × 100.16,22

D-galactosamine

for 24 h. To detect cell viability, the compound-containing

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Morphological observation. 5 × 105 LO2 cells was placed in a 6-well

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microplate and precultured for 24 h at 37 °C under 5% CO2 atmosphere. Fresh

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further cultured for another 4 h. Then, the cultured cells were exposed to 40 mM

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D-galactosamine

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recorded by Inverted Microscope.

for 24 h and the morphology of LO2 cells was visualized and

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Assays for measuring ALT and AST activities. The LO2 cells were treated as

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described above, the cell supernatants were collected to measure the ALT and AST

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activities with HITACHI automatic analyzer 7600. The activities of ALT and AST

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were expressed as U/L.

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Assay for SOD and GSH-Px activities and the content of MDA. The LO2

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cells were seeded in a 6 cm culture dish at the concentration of 3 × 106 cells per dish

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and precultured for 24 h. Fresh medium (3 mL) containing 3 or 4 (20 μM) was added,

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and the cells were cultured for 4 h. Then, the cultured cells were exposed to 40 mM

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D-galactosamine

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pooled in PBS solution and homogenized. The homogenate was centrifuged for 10

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min at 12000 × g at 4 C. The protein contents of supernatants were measured using a

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bovine serum albumin (BCA) protein measurement kit according to the

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manufacturer’s instructions. The activities of SOD and GSH-Px and the content of

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MDA in the supernatant were measured using an assay kit (Beyotime Institute of

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Biotechnology) according to the manufacturer’s protocols.

for 24 h. After that, the cultures were washed with ice cold PBS,

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Statistical analysis. All data were expressed as mean ± mean squared error

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(S.M.E.) from at least three independent experiments and analyzed by one-way

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ANOVA using GraphPad Prism (version 5.0). p < 0.05 was considered statistically

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Structural Elucidation of New Compounds. The procedure for the isolation of

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compounds began with refluxing the air-dried shredded pieces of Citrus grandis with

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70% EtOH-H2O. The resulting extracts were employed to various column

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chromatographic separation including macroporous absorption resin HP-20, silica gel,

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ODS, Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography, and preparative RP HPLC, leading

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to the purification of compounds 1-17 (Figure 1).

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Compound 1 was isolated as yellow amorphous solid. The HR-ESI-MS showed a

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quasimolecular ion at m/z 575.1743 [M + Na]+, indicating a molecular formula of

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C26H32O13 and accounting for eleven degrees of unsaturation. Compound 1 showed

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the UV absorption bands at 206, 223, 261, 326 nm and IR absorption at 3430 cm-

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(hydroxy group) and at 1723 cm- (carbonyl group), suggesting that 1 is a

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7-oxygenated coumarin.23 The 1H-NMR spectrum of 1 displayed two pairs of doublets

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at H 6.23 (1H, d, J = 9.5 Hz, H-3) and H 7.96 (1H, d, J = 9.5 Hz, H-4), and at H 6.82

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(1H, d, J = 8.6 Hz, H-6) and H 7.48 (1H, d, J = 8.6 Hz, H-5), characteristic of a 7,

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8-disubstituted coumarin. In addition, germinal methylene proton signals at H 3.37

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(1H, dd, J = 16.2, 7.8 Hz, Ha) and H 3.28 (1H, dd, J = 16.2, 9.6 Hz, Hb), an

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oxymethine proton at H 4.90 (1H, dd, J = 9.6, 7.8 Hz), and two methyl signals at H

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1.30

285

13-dimethyl-7,8-dihydrofurocoumarin skeleton (columbianetin).24,25 An anomeric

(3H,

s)

and

H

1.15

(3H,

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signal at H 4.46 (1H, d, J = 7.8 Hz) / C 97.1 indicated that 1 is a monoglycoside. The

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sugar unit for compound 1 was identified to be glucose according to its

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data.20 In addition, the remaining

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(CH2), 45.3 (CH2), 27.4 (CH3) and 68.8 (C) indicated that 1 contains a

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3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl (HMG) moiety.20 Key HMBC correlations from H-6

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[4.32 (1H, dd, J = 11.4, 1.8 Hz, Ha) and 3.98 (1H, dd, J = 11.4, 7.8 Hz, Hb)] to C-1

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(δC 170.4) located the HMG moiety at C-6 of glucose (Figure 2). The negative optical

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rotation value {[] D -55.2 (c 0.5, CH3OH)} of the aglycone, measured after

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hydrolysis, indicated that 1 had an R configuration at C-12.26,27 The D-configuration

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of the glucosyl moiety was identified by acid hydrolysis and chemical derivatization

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of the released sugar.19 The anomeric proton of

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β-orientation by the large coupling constant of 7.8 Hz. The S configuration of C-3 of

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HMG moiety was confirmed by comparison of the optical rotation value {[α] D -6.2 (c

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0.5, EtOH)} of 1-β-phenylethyl-mevalonamide, which was acquired by introduction

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of β-phenylethylamine at the C-5″ of HMG moiety and subsequent hydrolysis by

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LiBH4, with reference data.28 Therefore, the structure of compound 1 was determined

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as (3″S, 12R) 6-O-3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-columbianoside and named as

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columbianoside Ⅰ. The 1H- and 13C-NMR data were assigned by 1D- and 2D-NMR

304

spectra (Table 1).

13C

13C-NMR

resonance at δC 170.4 (C), 172.3 (C), 45.2

27

D-glucose

was identified as

27

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Compound 2 was isolated as yellow amorphous solid. The HR-ESI-MS

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displayed a quasimolecular ion at 553.1928 [M + H]+, suggesting that it has a

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molecular formula of C26H32O13, the same as that of compound 1. The similar UV and 15

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IR spectra of 2 with 1 suggested that they have the similar coumarin core. Comparison

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of the 1H- and 13C-NMR data of 2 with 1 suggested that it has the great similarity with

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compound 1 and their difference lay in the connection location between the glucose

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and HMG moieties. The HMBC correlation from H-3′ [δH 4.95 (1H, t, J = 9.6 Hz)] to

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C-1″ (δC 172.4) confirmed that the HMG moiety was linked to C-3′ of glucose (Figure

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2). The D-configuration of the glucosyl moiety was identified by acid hydrolysis and

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chemical derivatization of the released sugars. Based on the coupling constant of the

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anomeric protons [H 4.68 (1H, d, J = 7.8 Hz)], the sugar moiety of 2 was

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characterized as β-D-glucose. The negative optical rotation value of the aglycone

317

indicated that 2 had an R configuration at C-12. The configuration of HMG moiety

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has not been determined due to its low amount. Thus, compound 2 was identified as

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(12R)

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columbianoside Ⅱ. Assignment of the 1H- and

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and 2D-NMR experiments (Table 1).

3-O-3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-columbianoside 13C-NMR

and

named

as

data was achieved by 1D-

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Compound 4 has a molecular formula of C15H18O6 from the quasimolecular ion

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at m/z 317.1004 [M + Na]+ (calcd for C15H18O6Na, 317.1001) in the HR-ESI-MS

324

together with the 13C-NMR data, accounting for seven degrees of unsaturation. The IR

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absorptions displayed the presence of hydroxy functionality at 3383 cm-1 and carbonyl

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functionality at 1693 cm-1. The UV spectrum showed the presence of a coumarin

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skeleton core (λmax 208, 262, 324 nm).29 The 1H-NMR data (Table 1) displayed one

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pair of characteristic doublets for H-3 [H 6.09 (1H, d, J = 9.6 Hz)] and H-4 [H 8.12

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(1H, d, J = 9.6 Hz)], an aromatic singlet signal at H 6.44 (1H, s, H-6), a methoxy 16

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singlet at 3.87 (3H, s, 7-OCH3), and a 2, 3-dihydroxy-3-dimethylbutyl group at H

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2.92 (2H, m, H-11), H 3.60 (1H, dd, J = 7.4, 5.5 Hz, H-12), H 1.27 (3H, s, H-14),

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and H 1.24 (3H, s, H-15). The 1H- and 13C-NMR data of 4 were comparable to those

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of meranzin hydrate (10), displaying the absence of a methine (-CH) proton at δH 7.55

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(1H, d, J = 8.7 Hz, H-5) in 10.30,31 The 13C NMR data showed the deshielding effect

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of C-5 from δC 126.9 (10) to δC 155.9 (4), indicating hydroxyl group substitution at

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C-5 of 4, which was consistent with the molecular formula data. The HMBC

337

correlations from H-11 [H 2.92 (2H, m)] and H-12 [H 3.60 (1H, dd, J = 7.4, 5.5 Hz)]

338

to C-8 (C 107.8) indicated that the 2, 3-dihydroxy-3-dimethylbutyl group was

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attached to C-8 of 4.

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(C 163.4) located the -OCH3 group at C-7. The assignments of 1H- and

341

data were accomplished by 1H,

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2). The negative optical rotation value {[α] D -40.5 (c 0.5, CH3OH)} indicated that 4

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had an S configuration at C-12.30 Consequently, compound 4 was identified as

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(12S)-5-hydroxyl-meranzin hydrate and named as meranzin hydrate Ⅰ.

The HMBC correlation from 7-OCH3 [H 3.87 (3H, s)] to C-7

13C

13C-NMR

NMR, 1H-1H COSY and HMBC spectra (Figure 29

Compound 5 was obtained as a yellow colloidal solid. The molecular formula

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13C-NMR

346

was identified to be C15H18O6 using

spectrum and HR-ESI-MS data (m/z

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317.1002 [M + Na]+, calcd for C15H18O6Na, 317.1001), the same as that of 4. The

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1H-NMR

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of aromatic doublets at H 7.31 (1H, d, J = 8.5 Hz, H-5) and H 6.99 (1H, d, J = 8.5

350

Hz,

351

3-dihydroxy-3-dimethylbutyl group at H 3.04 (2H, m, H-11), H 3.67 (1H, dd, J =

data (Table 2) exhibited a singlet signal for H-4 [H 7.02 (1H, s)], one pair

H-6),

a

methoxy

singlet

at

3.90

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9.2, 3.7 Hz, H-12), H 1.28 (3H, s, H-14), and H 1.30 (3H, s, H-15). The 1H NMR

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spectrum of 5 showed the presence of a methine (-CH) proton at δH 7.31 (1H, d, J =

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8.5 Hz, H-5) and the absence of a methine (-CH) proton for H-3 at δH 6.09 (1H, d, J =

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9.6 Hz) compared with those of 4. The deshielding of C-3 resonance from δC 109.9

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(4) to δC 140.3 (5) located the hydroxy group at C-3 for 5. The assignments of 1H- and

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13C-NMR

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The stereochemistry of C-12 was identified to be S by the negative optical rotation

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value {[] D

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(12S)-3-hydroxyl-meranzin hydrate and named as meranzin hydrate Ⅱ.

data were achieved by 1H-1H COSY and HMBC correlations (Figure 2).

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-22.2 (c 0.5, CH3OH)}.30 Therefore, 5 was characterized as

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Compound 6 was obtained as a yellow, amorphous solid. The HR-ESI-MS of 6

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showed a quasimolecular ion at m/z 505.1692, which, in conjunction with the

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13C-NMR

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1) exhibited one pair of characteristic doublets for H-3 [H 6.26 (1H, d, J = 9.5 Hz)]

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and H-4 [H 7.97 (1H, d, J = 9.5 Hz)], one pair of aromatic doublets signal at H 7.55

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(1H, d, J = 8.6 Hz, H-5) and H 7.05 (1H, d, J = 8.6 Hz, H-6), a methoxy singlet at H

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3.89 (3H, s, 7-OCH3), and a 2, 3-dihydroxy-3-dimethylbutyl group at H 2.90 (1H, dd,

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J = 13.3, 10.1 Hz, H-11a), 2.73 (1H, dd, J = 13.0, 3.2 Hz, H-11b), 3.68 (1H, ddd, J =

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10.1, 4.6, 2.5 Hz, H-12), and H 1.25 (6H, s, H-14 and H-15), which indicated the

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presence of meranzin hydrate unit.31 An anomeric signal at H 4.43 (1H, d, J = 7.8 Hz)

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/ C 97.0 indicated the presence of a sugar unit, which was identified as glucose by

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analyses of the 1H- and

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determined by acid hydrolysis and chemical derivatization of the released sugar. The

data, indicated a molecular formula of C23H30O11. The 1H-NMR data (Table

13C-NMR

data.

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anomeric proton of

D-glucose

was identified as β orientation from the coupling

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constant of 7.8 Hz. In addition, the remaining methyl signal at H 1.76 (3H, s) / C

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20.2 and carbonyl signal at C 170.1 indicated the presence of an acetyl unit. The

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HMBC correlations of H-6' [H 4.21 (1H, dd, J = 11.6, 2.2 Hz, 6'-Ha) / 4.00 (1H, dd, J

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= 11.6, 8.1 Hz, 6'-Hb)] with CH3-CO- (C 170.1), and H-1' [H 4.43 (1H, d, J = 7.8

379

Hz)] with C-13 (C 80.1) located the acetyl unit at C-6´ of the glucosyl moiety and the

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sugar unit at C-13 of the aglycone, respectively. The R configuration of C-12 was

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determined by acid hydrolysis and comparison of the aglycone optical rotation value

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{[α] D 27.06 (c 0.5, CH3OH)} with (-)-meranzin hydrate.32,33 Thus, 6 was identified as

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(12R)-13-O-β-D-glucosyl-meranzin hydrate and named as meranzin hydrate Ⅲ.

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Compound 7, obtained as a yellow amorphous solid, has the molecular formula

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C21H28O69 from 13C-NMR and HR-ESI-MS data (m/z 447.1631 [M + Na]+, calcd for

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C21H28O69Na, 447.1631). The 1H-NMR spectrum showed characteristic signals of a

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coumarin skeleton, one pair of characteristic doublets for H-3 [H 6.23 (1H, d, J = 9.4

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Hz)] and H-4 [H 7.89 (1H, d, J = 9.4 Hz)], one pair of aromatic doublets signal for

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H-5 [H 7.50 (1H, d, J = 8.7 Hz)] and H-6 [H 7.04 (1H, d, J = 8.7 Hz)]. Comparison

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of the 1H- and 13C-NMR signals with those of 7-methoxy-8-(2-formyl-2-methypropyl)

391

coumarin (paniculin I)34 revealed that 7 lacked a formyl group but possessed a

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hydroxymethyl group [δH 3.25 (1H, d, J = 9.3 Hz) and 3.80 (1H d, J = 9.3 Hz) / δC

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80.4] at C-12 of the aglycone. The aglycone of 7 was identified as

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7-methoxy-8-(2-hydroxymethyl-2-methypropyl) coumarin by analyses of the 1H-1H

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COSY, HSQC, and HMBC spectra. An anomeric signal at H 4.25 (1H, d, J = 7.8 Hz) 19

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/ C 105.1 indicated the presence of a sugar unit, which was concluded to be

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β-D-glucose by analyses of the 1H- and

398

hydrolysis and chemical derivatization of the released sugar. The HMBC correction

399

from H-1' [δH 4.25 (1H, d, J = 7.8 Hz)] to C-13 (δC 80.4) located the sugar moiety at

400

C-13

401

13-O-β-D-glucosyl-7-methoxy-8-(2-hydroxymethyl-2-methypropyl)

402

named as paniculin Ⅲ.

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of

the

aglycone.

Thus,

13C-NMR

compound

data in combination with acid

7

was

identified

to

coumarin

be and

Compound 8 was obtained as a yellow amorphous solid and had a molecular 13C-NMR

404

formula of C20H26O9 by analyses of

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[M + Na]+, calcd for C20H26O9Na, 433.1475). The 1H- and

406

compound 8 suggested that it had the same aglycone as that of 6. An anomeric signal

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at H 4.31 (1H, d, J = 4.8 Hz) / C 103.4 indicated the presence of a sugar unit, which

408

was concluded to be arabinofuranose from analyses of the 1H- and

409

resonances.35 L-Configuration of the arabinofuranosyl moiety was identified by acid

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hydrolysis and chemical derivatization of the resulting sugar. The HMBC correlation

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of H-1' [H 4.31 (1H, d, J = 4.8 Hz)] with C 87.3 (C-12) located the sugar moiety at

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C-12 of aglycone. The R configuration of C-12 was determined by comparison of the

413

optical rotation value {[α] D 23.3 (c 0.5, CH3OH)} of the aglycone with (-)-meranzin

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hydrate after acid hydrolysis.31,32 Therefore, compound 8 was identified as

415

(12R)-12-O-L-arabinofuranosyl-meranzin hydrate and named as meranzin hydrate Ⅳ.

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and HR-ESI-MS data (m/z 433.1482 13C-NMR

data of

13C-NMR

29

The 10 known compounds were identified to be columbianoside (3)36, mexoticin (9)30,

meranzin

hydrate

(10)37,

auraptenol

(11)38,

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8-[3-(β-D-glucopyranosyloxy)-2-hydroxy-3-methylbutyl]-7-methoxy-2H-1-benzopyra

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n-2-one (13)36, praeroside VI (14)40, 5,7-dihydroxycoumarin (15)36, oxypeucedanin

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hydrate (16)41, and bergaptol (17)42. The chemical structures of these compounds were

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identified by comparing their physical and spectroscopic data with reported data.

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Hepatoprotective activities of coumarins 1-17. To determine if these

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compounds could show any hepatoprotective activities, we measured effects of

425

compounds 1-17 against

426

cells by the MTT assay. Bicyclol, a member of the latest generation of anti-hepatitis

427

drug with the hepatoprotective mechanisms involving the clearance of ROS,

428

regulation of cytokine expression, and inhibition of apoptosis induced by

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immunological injury, was used as positive control.43 The results are summarized in

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Table 3, which showed that compounds 3-5 and 17 exhibited strong hepatoprotective

431

activities with the inhibition values on

432

reduction of 49.0%, 36.5 %, 42.6% and 32.6%, respectively. Interestingly, the

433

protective effects of these compounds were even greater than that of bicyclol. In

434

contrast, the remaining compounds showed little to no hepatoprotective activities.

D-galactosamine-induced

cell survival inhibition in LO2

D-galactosamine-induced

cell survival

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Structure-activity relationship (SAR) analysis revealed that the introduction of

436

HMG group and acetyl group at the sugar moiety of coumarin decreases its

437

hepatoprotective effect since compounds 1 and 2 showed less hepatoprotective effects

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than 3, and compound 6 showed less hepatoprotective effect than 13. The introduction

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coumarins due to the higher hepatoprotective effects of compounds 4, 5 and 17.

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However, the methylation of hydroxyl group will attenuate the hepatoprotective

442

effects as compound 9 showed poor hepatoprotective effect. By assessing two potent

443

compounds 3 and 4, we found that coumarins suppressed the growth inhibitory effect

444

of

445

statistical significance was observed among these doses. In the following studies, we

446

focused on compounds 3 and 4 as they are the tops hits that elicited the strongest

447

protective effects.

D-galactosamine

in a relatively wide range of doses (Figure S59), although no

448 449

Morphological changes of LO2 cells. The hepatotoxicity of D-galactosamine

450

was further evaluated by monitoring the cell morphology. The results show that

451

treatment of LO2 cells with 40 mM D-galactosamine for 24 h resulted in dramatic

452

cellular morphology changes. Most cells lost neurites and some of which were lysed

453

or replaced by debris (Figure 3). In contrast, culture exposure to the same amount of

454

D-galactosamine

455

cell morphology, similar to the positive control bicyclol (Figure 3). These results

456

suggest that compounds 3 and 4 elicited protective effects against D-galactosamine

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induced liver cell injury.

in the presence of compounds 3 or 4 remarkably preserved normal

458 459

Effects of compounds 3 and 4 on ALT and AST activities. ALT and AST are

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two key liver enzymes, whose levels reflect the health of the liver and hepatocyte

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liver functional mass, which ultimately leads to hepatopathy.44 Therefore, these two

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enzymes are widely considered as biomarkers of liver function. To further determine

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the hepatoprotective function of coumarins, we measured levels of ALT and AST

465

activities in injured LO2 cells. Treatment with

466

elevated the ALT level and, to a lesser extent, the AST level in LO2 cells (Figure 4A).

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However, pretreatment of cells with compound 3 or 4 greatly suppressed the increases

468

in ALT and AST levels induced by D-galactosamine (Figure 4A), further supporting

469

that compounds 3 and 4 have hepatoprotective effects against

470

induced liver cell injury. Interestingly, the protective effects of compounds 3 and 4

471

were greater than that of the positive control bicyclol (Figure 4A), indicating that

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these compounds could be developed into potent hepatoprotective agents.

D-galactosamine

alone markedly

D-galactosamine

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Determination of the activities of SOD and GSH-Px and the content of MDA.

475

D-Galactosamine

has been used as an experimental model to mimic hepatitis-induced

476

liver injury.45-47 The mechanism of

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believed to be through ATP depletion, which finally results in hepatocyte necrosis. D-

478

Galactosamine provokes a state of oxidative stress by releasing free radicals and

479

reducing antioxidant enzymes.45 The toxicity of

480

accompanied with increased lipid peroxides.46 To determine the protective

481

mechanisms of compounds 3 and 4 against

482

damage, we investigated their effects on the activities of antioxidant enzymes. In the

483

antioxidant defenses system, SOD is involved in the direct elimination of ROS; on the

D-galactosamine

induced hepatotoxicity is

D-galactosamine

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other hand, GSH is the most abundant low-molecular weight endogenous antioxidant

485

in maintaining the integrity of cells.47 In addition, intracellular content of MDA, a

486

product of lipid peroxidation, always reflects the degree of lipid peroxidation

487

damage.45 We found that D-galactosamine reduced the activities of GSH-Px and SOD

488

by 18.7 % and 80.3 %, respectively (Figure 4B-C). In contract, it increased the MDA

489

level by 1.3 folds in LO2 cells (Figure 4D). Treatment with compound 3 or 4

490

significantly attenuated the decreases in GSH-Px and SOD activities caused by

491

D-galactosamine

492

level in LO2 cells although the difference was not statistically significant (Figure 4D).

493

These effects of compounds 3 and 4 were greater than that of bicyclol except the

494

reduction in the MDA level (Figure 4B-D). Together, these results strongly support

495

the hepatoprotective effects of compounds 3 and 4 and suggest that these compounds

496

protect liver cells from

497

anti-oxidative properties.

(Figure 4B-C). Compounds 3 and 4 also reduced the increased MDA

D-galactosamine-induced

injury likely through their

498 499

In summary, here we report the isolation and identification of seven new

500

coumarin compounds, together with ten known analogues, from the air-dried pericarp

501

of Citrus grandis. We further characterized the hepatoprotective activities of these

502

compounds,

503

D-galactosamine-induced

504

mechanisms underlying the protective effects of coumarins are through modulating

505

the cellular antioxidant pathway. These results reveal the importance of coumarins for

especially

the

two

potent

compounds

3

and

4,

against

LO2 liver cell injury. We subsequently reveal that the

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Citrus grandis in the hepatoprotective function, which may broaden the application

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and accelerate the development of Citrus grandis as a potent hepatoprotective agent.

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The Supporting Information (Figures S1-S59) is available free of charge on the ACS

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■ AUTHOR INFORMATION

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Corresponding Authors

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*(X.-S. Yao) E-mail: [email protected].

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*(J.-S. Tang) E-mail: [email protected]

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ORCID

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Jinshan Tang:

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Author Contributions

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‖D.M.

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Notes

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The authors declare no competing financial interest

Tian and F.F. Wang contributed equally to this work

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■ ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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We are grateful to Ms. P. Lin, Ms. W.J. Yun, Mr. Y.C. Ren, Mr. J. Qiao and Dr. Y.

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Yu for the HR-ESI-MS and NMR measurements. Part of the chemical work was 25

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accomplished in Guangzhou Xiangxue Pharmaceutical Ltd., Co. This work was

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supported by grants from Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong

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Province, China (No.2015B030301005).

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672 R2

O R 3O

O

R 4O

5 4 10 4 (12S) R1= R3=R4=H, R2=OH 6 R1 5 (12S) R =OH R = R = R =H 1 2 3 4 7 6 (12R) R1= R2= R3=H R4=6'-O-acetyl--D-glc O O 89 O 8 (12R) R1=R2= R4=H, R3=L-ara 12 11 14 9 (12S) R1= R3= R4= H, R2= OCH3 13 10 (12S) R1= R2= R3= R4=H RO 15 13 (12S) R1= R2= R3=H R4=-D-glc 14 (12S) R1= R2= R4= H, R3=-D-glc

3 2 O 1 R = 6'-O-HMG--D-glc 2 R = 3'-O-HMG--D-glc 3 R = -D-glc

OH O

O

O

O HO

O

O

O

O O

O

11

OR

12 O

HO

RO 7 R=-D-glc

11

12

Figure 1. Chemical structures of compounds 1-17.

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O

O

O

O

4 HO 1 2 16 R = 5 3 OH 17 R = H

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O HO

O

O

O O

O HO HO

O O OH 6

O O

O HO

OH

O

O

OH

OH

HO

2

O

O HO

O

O

OH 5

4

O O

HO HO HO

OH

O

OH

O

O

OH

HO HO O

1

O HO

O

O O

HO HO

O

O

O OH

O

O HO

O O OH

O OH

O O

O

O

OH

1

OH

7

H-1H COSY HMBC

8

Figure 2. Key 1H-1H COSY and HMBC correlations of compounds 1, 2, 4-8.

A

B

D

E

C

Figure 3. Effects of coumarins 3 and 4 on LO2 cell morphology induced by D-galactosamine. (A) LO2 cells were treated with DMSO. (B) LO2 cells were exposed to 40 mM D-galactosamine for 24 h. There is a significant decrease in cell number. (C&D&E) LO2 cells were preincubated with 20 μM bicyclol, compounds 3 and 4, respectively, and then exposed to 40 mM D-galactosamine for 24 h. Scale bar, 50 μm.

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A

Liver function index

##

# *

* *

*

4

SOD (U/mgprot)

B Control 6 D-GalN D-GalN+Bicyclol D-GalN+3 D-GalN+4

8 6

4

**

2

*

##

2

+4 -G al N

D

D

-G al N

+3

cl ol ic y

-G al N D

-G al N

D 20

+B

C

D

AST (U/L)

C

ALT (U/L)

on tr ol

0

0

1.0

## 15

*

#

MDA (nmol/mgprot)

*

10 5

* 0.6 0.4 0.2

+4 D

-G al N

+3

D

-G al N

D

-G al N

lo l yc ic +B

C

-G al N

on tr ol

+4 -G al N

+3 D

-G al N

D

-G al N

D

+B

ic

yc

-G al N D

co

lo l

0.0 nt ro l

0

0.8

D

GSH-Px (mU/mgprot)

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Figure 4. Effects of coumarins 3 and 4 on alanine transaminase (ALT) and aspartate transaminase (AST), antioxidant enzymes and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels. ALT and AST activities (A), superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities (B), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activities (C), MDA levels (D) in LO2 cells. Cells were incubated with 40 mM D-galactosamine alone for 24 h or were pretreated with coumarin 3 or 4 for 4 h prior to D-galactosamine addition. Values are mean ± S.E.M. and at least two independent experiments were carried out in triplicates. #p < 0.05, ##p < 0.01 compared with the control group. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 compared with the D-GalN group.

O HO

OH S

O O

O

O

O

HO HO

O

O a

N H

O

b

5'' 6''

1''

O 2'

1'

N H

O

O

O

O

OH A

3'' 2''

O

O HO HO

OH 1

4''

OH O

1

OH 2

3

R

4

5

OH

B

Scheme 1. Determination of the absolute configuration of the 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaric

acid (HMG) moiety in compound 1. Reaction condition and reagent: (a) β-phenylethylamine, PyBOP, HOBt, Et3N, r.t., 9h; (b) LiBH4, THF, r.t., 24h. PyBOP: (benzotriazol-1-yloxy) 34

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tripyrrolidinophosphonium hexafluorophosphate; HOBt: 1-hydroxybenzotriazole; DMF: N, N-dimethylformamide; THF: tetrahydrofuran.

Table 1. 1H- and 13C-NMR Spectroscopic Data of Compounds 1, 2 and 4. No.

1a

C, type

2b

H (J in Hz)

C, type

4b

H (J in Hz)

C, type

163.2, C

H (J in Hz)

2

160.1, C

3

111.5, CH

6.23, d (9.5)

112.3, CH

6.18, d (9.5)

109.9, CH

6.09, d (9.6)

4

144.8, CH

7.96, d (9.5)

146.3, CH

7.85, d (9.5)

141.7, CH

8.12, d (9.6)

5

129.1, CH

7.48, d (8.6)

130.3, CH

7.40, d (8.3)

155.9, C

6

106.4, CH

6.82, d (8.6)

107.9, CH

6.76, d (8.3)

95.2, CH

7

163.4, C

165.6, C

163.4, C

8

113.6, C

115.3, C

107.9, C

9

150.8, C

152.6, C

155.3, C

10

112.7, C

114.5, C

104.2, C

11

27.0, CH2

12

89.7, CH

13

77.2, C

14

20.2, CH3

1.15, s

21.4, CH3

1.28, s

25.5, CH3

1.27, s

15

23.5, CH3

1.30, s

23.7, CH3

1.43, s

25.5, CH3

1.24, s

56.4, CH3

3.87, s

3.37, dd (16.2, 7.8) Ha 3.28, dd (16.2, 9.6) Hb 4.90, dd (9.6, 7.8)

164.4, C

28.5, CH2 91.6, CH

3.44, dd (16.2, 7.8) Ha 25.8, CH2

5.00, dd (9.6, 7.8)

1'

97.1, CH

4.46, d (7.8)

98.7, CH

4.68, d (7.8)

2'

73.3, CH

2.93, m

73.3, CH

3.28, dd (9.6,7.8)

3'

76.5, CH

3.16, m

79.2, CH

4.95, t (9.6)

4'

70.3, CH

3.04, m

69.8, CH

3.47, m

5'

73.4, CH

3.38, m

77.6, CH

3.37, m

6'

63.7, CH2

1''

170.4, C

2''

45.2, CH2

3''

68.8, C

4''

45.3, CH2

5''

172.3, C

6''

27.4, CH3

aMeasured

in DMSO-d6

79.1, CH

62.6, CH2

3.85, dd (11.9, 2.2) Ha 3.67, dd (11.7, 5.7) Hb

172.4, C 2.60, m

47.0, CH2

2.74, m

71.0, C 2.49, m

45.9, CH2

2.64, m

175.8, C 1.21, s bMeasured

3.60, dd (7.4, 5.5)

74.1, C

7-OCH3

3.98, dd (11.4, 7.8) Hb

2.92, m

3.39, dd (16.2, 9.6) Hb

79.5, C

4.32, dd (11.4, 1.8) Ha

6.44, s

27.8, CH3

1.40, s

in CD3OD

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Table 2. 1H- and 13C-NMR Spectroscopic Data of Compounds 5-8 (in CD3OD). No.

5

C, type

6

H (J in Hz)

C, type

7

H (J in Hz)

C, type

8

H (J in Hz)

H (J in Hz)

2

161.5, C

160.4, C

3

140.3, C

112.1, CH

6.26, d (9.5)

112.9, CH

6.23, d (9.4)

113.5, CH

6.25, d (9.4)

4

117.5, CH

144.7, CH

7.97, d (9.5)

146.5, CH

7.89, d (9.4)

146.1, CH

7.88, d (9.4)

5

125.9, CH

7.31, d (8.5) 127.0, CH

7.55, d (8.6)

128.6, CH

7.50, d (8.7)

128.9, CH

7.54, d (8.7)

6

109.3, CH

6.99, d (8.5) 107.9, CH

7.05, d (8.6)

109.0, CH

7.04, d (8.7)

108.9, CH

7.05, d (8.7)

7

159.5, C

160.4, C

162.9, C

162.1, C

8

116.8, C

115.7, C

116.7, C

115.6, C

9

150.3, C

153.0, C

154.8, C

154.6, C

10

115.6, C

112.5, C

114.2, C

114.5, C

11

26.5, CH2

7.02, s

3.04, m

163.7, C

C, type 163.4, C

24.7, CH2 2.90, dd (13.3, 10.1) 32.0, CH2 2.92, d (13.2) Ha 26.4, CH2 3.17, dd (13.7, 9.7) Ha Ha

2.88, d (13.2) Hb

2.96, dd (13.7, 3.2) Hb

2.73, dd (13.0, 3.2) Hb 12

78.9, CH

3.67, dd (9.2, 75.2, CH 3.68, ddd (10.1, 4.6, 3.7)

13

74.1, C

38.4, C

87.3, CH

3.91, dd (9.7,3.2)

2.5) 80.1, C

80.4, CH2 3.80, d (9.3) Ha

73.7, C

3.25, d (9.3) Hb 14

25.6, CH3

1.28, s

23.4, CH3

1.25, s

25.3, CH3

0.95, s

23.6, CH3

1.31, s

15

25.5, CH3

1.30, s

20.5, CH3

1.25, s

24.8, CH3

0.91, s

27.0, CH3

1.29, s

7-OCH3

56.6, CH3

3.90, s

56.2, CH3

3.89, s

56.4, CH3

3.92, s

56.7, CH3

3.87, s

1'

97.0, CH

4.43, d (7.8)

105.1, CH

4.25, d (7.8)

103.4, CH

4.31, d (4.8)

2'

73.5, CH

2.96, t (8.4)

75.3, CH 3.22, dd (9.2,7.8)

78.5, CH

3.48, dd (7.7, 4.8)

3'

76.3, CH

3.19, t (8.9)

78.2, CH

3.37, t (8.9)

74.9, CH

4.01, t (7.2)

4'

70.5, CH

3.03, t (9.3)

71.7, CH

3.30, m

83.6, CH

3.56, m

5'

73.3, CH

3.35, t (2.0)

77.9, CH

3.25, m

62.0, CH2

3.65, m Ha 3.57, m Hb

6'

63.8, CH2 4.21, dd (11.6, 2.2) Ha 62.8, CH2 3.86, dd (11.9, 2.2) 4.00, dd (11.6, 8.1) Hb

Ha 3.69, dd (11.9, 5.6) Hb

CH3-CO-C6′

170.1, C

CH3-CO-C6′

20.2, CH3

1.76, s

Multiplets and or overlapped signals are reported without designating multiplicity.

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Table 3. Hepatoprotective Effects of Compounds (20 μM)a compound

cell survival rate (% of normal)

normal

100.0 ± 0.8

model

73.3 ± 2.2

bicyclol

77.6 ± 0.5*

16.2

2

73.3 ± 1.2

0.1

3

inhibition (% of model)

86.4 ±

2.3**

49.0

83.0 ±

2.6**

36.5

5

84.7 ±

3.5**

42.6

11

75.9 ± 0.7

4

10.0

12

78.0 ±

2.1*

17.7

13

80.1 ± 4.0*

25.6

14

80.1 ± 5.4*

25.6

15 16 17 aResults

80.8 ±

7.5**

28.3

79.3 ±

5.6*

22.6

82.0 ±

2.4**

32.6

were expressed as means ± S.E.M. (n = 3); bicyclol was used as a

positive control (20 μM). **p < 0.01. *p < 0.05.

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TOC Graphic Coumarin Analogues from the Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck and Their Hepatoprotective Activity

O

O

O

D-galactosamine

HO O

HO HO

O

OH

Hepatoprotective activities

3

OH

O HO

Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck

injure LO2 cells

O

SOD and GSH-Px activities

O

AST, ALT and MDA levels OH 4

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