Journal
PLANTA MEDICA
Volume 80, Issue 18, Pages 1732-1738Publisher
GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1383253
Keywords
Crataegus pinnatifida; Rosaceae; hawthorn; neolignan glycosides; tyrosinase-inhibiting activity; antioxidant activity
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In our efforts to find an inhibitor of melanin formation and develop potential depigmenting agents for skin-protecting cosmetics and medicinal products from natural resources, we focused on the seeds of Crataegus pinnatifida which showed antioxidant and tyrosinase-inhibiting activities. By activity-guided fractionation of an extract of C. pinnatifida seeds, four new neolignan glycosides, pinnatifidaninsides A-D (1-4), along with two known compounds (5-6), were isolated. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic analyses, especially 1D, 2D NMR and CD spectra. The antioxidant and tyrosinase-inhibiting activities of all isolates were assayed. Compound 6 showed good activity against 2,2-diphenyl-1-pikrylhydrazyl, while compounds 1, 2, 5, and 6 exhibited strong 2,2'-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) free radical scavenging activity, being as effective as, or even more effective than the positive control Trolox. Moreover, compounds 5 and 6 displayed a moderate mushroom tyrosinase inhibitory activity.
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