{"title":"Identification of the chemical composition of blue honeyberry leaves (Lonicera caerulea L. var. edulis) and their anti-inflammatory activity","authors":"Zhenji Rong, Chunping Yu, Xin Wang, Ruyue Wang, Yang Gao, Hailong Zhang","doi":"10.1007/s00044-025-03391-8","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Blue honeyberry is a well-known nutritious fruit. Meanwhile, it is also an Oroqen herb in China. However, the chemical constituent of the leaves of the plant is little known, despite having better anti-inflammatory activity. In this study, we investigated the chemical constituents of blue honeyberry leaves and screened their anti-inflammatory effects in RAW264.7 cells. Thirty-nine compounds including a new fernane-type triterpenoid were isolated and identified using various chromatographic approaches and spectroscopic techniques. The new compound and some other components showed a significant anti-inflammatory effect by inhibiting nitric oxide production in RAW264.7 cells, in which compounds <b>6</b> and <b>38</b> exhibited the inhibition of 40.6 ± 4.8% and 46.0 ± 1.4% at the concentration of 100 μM, respectively, without inducing any cytotoxicity.</p><div><figure><div><div><picture><img></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":699,"journal":{"name":"Medicinal Chemistry Research","volume":"34 5","pages":"973 - 981"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6000,"publicationDate":"2025-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Medicinal Chemistry Research","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00044-025-03391-8","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, MEDICINAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Blue honeyberry is a well-known nutritious fruit. Meanwhile, it is also an Oroqen herb in China. However, the chemical constituent of the leaves of the plant is little known, despite having better anti-inflammatory activity. In this study, we investigated the chemical constituents of blue honeyberry leaves and screened their anti-inflammatory effects in RAW264.7 cells. Thirty-nine compounds including a new fernane-type triterpenoid were isolated and identified using various chromatographic approaches and spectroscopic techniques. The new compound and some other components showed a significant anti-inflammatory effect by inhibiting nitric oxide production in RAW264.7 cells, in which compounds 6 and 38 exhibited the inhibition of 40.6 ± 4.8% and 46.0 ± 1.4% at the concentration of 100 μM, respectively, without inducing any cytotoxicity.
期刊介绍:
Medicinal Chemistry Research (MCRE) publishes papers on a wide range of topics, favoring research with significant, new, and up-to-date information. Although the journal has a demanding peer review process, MCRE still boasts rapid publication, due in part, to the length of the submissions. The journal publishes significant research on various topics, many of which emphasize the structure-activity relationships of molecular biology.