NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ›› 2024, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (8): 1350-1356. doi: 10.16333/j.1001-6880.2024.8.008

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Flavonoids from Rhododendron nivale and their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities

WANG Lan1,2,ZENG Xi1,2 ,YAO Hou-zong1 *,YUAN Tao1,2 *   

  1. 1School of Health,Jiangxi Normal University;2College of Life Sciences,Jiangxi Normal University,Nanchang 330022,China
  • Online:2024-08-28 Published:2024-08-29

Abstract:

This study investigates the flavonoid compounds in the extracts of R. nivale and their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities.Various chromatographic separation techniques such as silica gel column chromatography,Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography,and semi-preparative high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) were used to separate and purify the ethyl acetate extracts of R. nivale.Using NMR,IR,and HR-ESI-MS,eight flavonoid compounds were identified,including a new one,3′,8-dimethoxyquercetin-3-O-α-L-arabinofuranoside (1),and seven known compounds:morin-3-O-β-L-lyxoside (2),(2R,3R)-taxifolin-3-O-arabinoside (3),epicatechin (4),(-)-epigallocatechin (5),(-)-catechin (6),dihydromyricetin (7),dihydroquercetin (8).Their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities were measured using a H2O2-induced oxidative damage model and a lipopolysaccharide-induced nitric oxide production model,respectively.Compounds 2,4 and 8 increased the viability of H2O2-damaged SH-SY5Y cells from (44.0±2.3)% to (80.6±0.4)%,(78.4±1.6)% and (81.9±1.7)%,respectively.Compound 8 also exhibited anti-inflammatory activity with an IC50 value of 37.7 μmol/L.These results demonstrate that the flavonoid compounds in R. nivale have potential as lead compounds for developing antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agents.

Key words: Rhododendron nivale, flavonoids, anti-inflammatory activity, antioxidant activity

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