A new ent-kaurane diterpene from Euphorbia stracheyi Boiss.[Pubmed: 27531560]

The chemical investigation of whole plants Euphorbia stracheyi Boiss from China led to the isolation of one new ent-kaurane diterpene, ent-Kaurane-16β,17,19-triol-3-one (1), along with three known ent-kaurane diterpenoids (2-4) as ent-Kaurane-3α,16β,17-triol (2)，ent-16S,17-dihydroxy-kaurane-3-one (3) and ent-3S,16S,17-trihydroxy-kaurane-2-one (4). Their structures were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analyses including 1D, 2D NMR, HR-ESI-MS, and by comparison with the literature. Compound 2 was a new natural product and firstly isolated from nature, while compounds (3-4) were isolated from E. stracheyi for the first time. All isolated compounds (1-4) were evaluated for their cytotoxic activities against five human cancer cell lines (including A-549, SMMC-7721, HL-60, MCF-7 and SW-480).

Preparation of Pd/Fe3O4 nanoparticles by use of Euphorbia stracheyi Boiss root extract: A magnetically recoverable catalyst for one-pot reductive amination of aldehydes at room temperature.[Pubmed: 26615511]

We describe a method for supporting palladium nanoparticles on magnetic nanoparticles using Euphorbia stracheyi Boiss root extract as the natural source of reducing and stabilizing agent. The progress of the reaction was monitored using UV-visible spectroscopy. The nanocatalyst was characterized by FE-SEM, TEM, XRD, EDS, FT-IR spectroscopy and ICP. The nanocatalyst was applied as an efficient, magnetically recoverable, highly reusable and heterogeneous catalyst for one-pot reductive amination of aldehydes at room temperature. The nanocatalyst was easily recovered by applying an external magnet and reused several times without considerable loss of activity.

Chemical constituents from Euphorbia stracheyi and their biological activities.[Pubmed: 24972349]

Three new diterpenoids, stracheyioids A-C (1-3), as well as 36 known compounds (4-39) were isolated from the whole plants of Euphorbia stracheyi. Compound 1 was a rare 13-deoxy tigliane diterpenoid and compound 2 was an ingenol diterpenoid characterized by an unique 2Z,4Z-decadienoyl acidic moieties. All the known compounds were isolated from E. stracheyi for the first time. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of extensive spectroscopic interpretation. Compounds 1-39 were tested for their cytotoxicity against five cancer cell lines (A-549, MCF-7, Hep G2, Hela and P388) and showed IC50 values in the range 6.64-42.86 μM. The antiangiogenic activities of the isolated compounds were also evaluated using a zebrafish model.

[Pharmacognostical studies on the roots of Euphorbia stracheyi].[Pubmed: 12575142]

Morphological and histological characters of the roots of Euphorbia stracheyi Boiss., a traditional Chinese medicine, were described and illustrated with line drawings. TLC analysis of the above drug was also undertaken. These studies provide referencial information for clinics, quality control, development and identification of this crude drug.