6-O-Methylcatalpol

[Identification of chemical constituents in Scrophulariae Radix by HPLC-IT-TOF-MS].[Pubmed:28879741]

Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2016 Apr;41(7):1257-1268.

This experiment was performed to establish a qualitative analysis on chemical constituents of Scrophulariae Radix by HPLC-ESI-IT-TOF-MSThe analysis was conducted on a C(1)(8) column (Kromasil 100-5, 4.6 mmx250 mm, 5 mum) with 0.1% formic acid-acetonitrile as the mobile phase for gradient elution; ESI ion source was used for mass spectra, and data were collected innegative and positive modes. The results showed that 64 compounds from Scrophulariae Radix had been identified by analyzing negative ion mass data including element composition and by comparing with data from literature. Two new compounds (4-hydroxy-6-O-Methylcatalpol and acetylangoroside C) and seventeen known compounds were detected from Scrophulariae Radix for the first time. Seventeen known compounds included twelve iridoid glycosides, three phenylpropanoid glycosides and two other kind compounds. This study will provide chemical basis for elucidation of the effective substance in the Scrophulariae Radix.

A new iridoid glycoside from Scrophularia ningpoensis.[Pubmed:19731136]

Nat Prod Res. 2009;23(13):1181-8.

A new iridoid glycoside, named 6'-O-cinnamoylharpagide (1), has been isolated from the roots of Scrophularia ningpoensis (Scrophulariaceae) together with nine known compounds, harpagide (2), harpagoside (3), 8-O-feruloylharpagide (4), 8-O-(p-coumaroyl)harpagide (5), 6-O-Methylcatalpol (6), aucubin (7), buergerinin B (8), teuhircoside (9) and 6-O-cinnamoyl-D-glucopyranose (10). Compound 10 was obtained as an inseparable mixture of 6-O-cinnamoyl-alpha-D-glucopyranose and 6-O-cinnamoyl-beta-D-glucopyranose at a ratio of 1 : 1, which is presumably formed by cleavage of compound 1. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of chemical and spectral analysis.

Study of chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of leaves and roots of Scrophularia ningpoensis.[Pubmed:19418360]

Nat Prod Res. 2009;23(8):775-80.

Two saponins: scrokoelziside A (1), scrokoelziside B (2), one iridoid glycoside, eurostoside (3), and two flavonoids: nepitrin (4) and homoplantaginin (5), were isolated from the leaves of Scrophularia ningpoensis for the first time. Moreover, eight known compounds: cane sugar (6), harpagide (7), aucubin (8), 6-O-Methylcatalpol (9), harpagoside (10), angoroside C (11), beta-sitosterol (12) and beta-sitosterol glucoside (13) were isolated from the roots of S. ningpoensis. Furthermore, the antimicrobial activity of the extracts of the leaves of S. ningpoensis and the 10 compounds (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11) was studied in vitro against eight reference strains of bacteria by using the disc-diffusion method and micro-well dilution assay. The extracts of leaves and scrokoelziside A are effective against beta-haemolytic streptococci but had no effect against other strains. The extract of roots and other compounds showed no activity against all bacterial strains at the test concentration.

Anti-protozoal and plasmodial FabI enzyme inhibiting metabolites of Scrophularia lepidota roots.[Pubmed:15680992]

Phytochemistry. 2005 Feb;66(3):355-62.

The ethanolic root extract of Scrophularia lepidota, an endemic plant of the Turkish flora, has been investigated for its anti-protozoal and inhibitory effect towards plasmodial enoyl-ACP reductase (FabI), a key enzyme of fatty acid biosynthesis in Plasmodium falciparum. Chromatographic separation of the extract yielded 10 iridoids (1-10), two of which are new, and a known phenylethanoid glycoside (11). The structures of the new compounds were determined as 3,4-dihydro-methylcatalpol (8) and 6-O-[4''-O-trans-(3,4-dimethoxycinnamoyl)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl]aucubin (scrolepidoside, 9) by spectroscopic means. The remaining metabolites were characterized as catalpol (1), 6-O-Methylcatalpol (2), aucubin (3), 6-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-aucubin (sinuatol, 4), 6-O-beta-D-xylopyranosylaucubin (5), ajugol (6), ajugoside (7), an iridoid-related aglycone (10) and angoroside C (11). Nine isolates were active against Leishmania donovani, with the new compound 9 being most potent (IC50 6.1 microg/ml). Except for 4, all pure compounds revealed some trypanocidal potential against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (IC50 values 29.3-73.0 microg/ml). Only compound 10 showed moderate anti-plasmodial (IC50 40.6 microg/ml) and FabI enzyme inhibitory activity (IC50 100 microg/ml). 10 is the second natural product inhibiting the fatty acid biosynthesis of Plasmodium falciparum.