Carthorquinosides A and B, Quinochalcone C-Glycosides with Diverse Dimeric Skeletons from Carthamus tinctorius
- Shi-Jun Yue
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- Cheng Qu
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- Peng-Xuan Zhang
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- Yu-Ping Tang
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- Yi Jin
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- Jian-Shuang Jiang
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- Ya-Nan Yang
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- Pei-Cheng Zhang
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- Jin-Ao Duan
Abstract

Two novel quinochalcone C-glycosides, carthorquinosides A (1) and B (2), were isolated from the florets of Carthamus tinctorius. Their structures, including the absolute configurations, were established by analysis of NMR and MS data, together with chemical degradation and electronic circular dichroism spectra. Compound 1 has an unprecedented quinochalcone–flavonol structure linked via a methylene bridge, and compound 2 comprises two glucopyranosylquinochalcone moieties linked via the formyl carbon of an acyclic glucosyl unit. A potential biosynthesis pathway is also proposed. Compounds 1 and 2 exhibited anti-inflammatory activities in LPS-stimulated HUVEC cells by regulating IL-1, IL-6, IL-10, and IFN-γ mRNA expression at concentrations as low as 4 μM, and compound 2 also showed inhibitory activity against topoisomerase I at100 μM.
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