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Lignans from the seeds of Chinese hawthorn (Crataegus pinnatifida var. major N.E.Br.) against β-amyloid aggregation
journal contribution
posted on 2017-11-08, 12:54 authored by Xiao-Xiao Huang, Yang Xu, Ming Bai, Le Zhou, Shao-Jiang Song, Xiao-Bo WangPhytochemical investigation on the seeds of hawthorn (Crataegus spp.) led to the isolation of a new compound, (7′R, 8′R, 8S)-isolariciresinol (1), along with six known compounds (2–7). The structures of all compounds were determined based on spectroscopic data interpretation. The Aβ1–42 inhibition activity of all isolated compounds was evaluated in vitro. As a result, compounds 5 and 6 showed stronger inhibition of Aβ1–42 aggregation than curcumin, with inhibition rates of 70.59 and 68.14% at 20 μM. The possible mechanism of interaction between Aβ1–42 and the active compounds 5 and 6 was also investigated by molecular docking.