Anti-arthritic Active Fraction of Capparis Spinosa L. Fruits and Its Chemical Constituents

作者:Feng, Xiaolu; Lu, Jincai; Xin, Hailiang; Zhang, Lei; Wang, Yuliang*; Tang, Kexuan
来源:Journal of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan, 2011, 131(3): 423-429.
DOI:10.1248/yakushi.131.423

摘要

The aim of this study was to ascertain the anti-arthritic active fraction of Capparis spinosa L. (Capparidaceae) fruits and its chemical constituents. The adjuvant arthritic rat model was developed to evaluate the anti-arthritic effects of different fractions of ethanol extraction from C. spinosa L. The fraction eluted by ethanol-water (50 : 50, v/v) had the most significant anti-arthritic activity. The chemical constituents of this fraction were therefore studied; seven known compounds were isolated and identified as: (1) P-hydroxy benzoic acid; (2) 5- (hydroxymethyl) furfural; (3) bis (5-formylfurfuryl) ether; (4) daucosterol; (5) alpha-D-fructofuranosides methyl; (6) uracil; and (7) stachydrine.