The tanshinones from the plant of Salvia miltiorrhiza

Six undescribed tanshinones, (+)-2-Cl-tanshindiol C (1), (- )-2-Cl-tanshindiol C (2), (+)-tanshinoic acid D (3), (-)-tanshinoic acid D (4), (-)-tanshinoic acid E (5), and (+)-tanshinoic acid E (6), were isolated from the rhizome of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge. Their structures were elucidated based on the spectroscopic data (UV, IR, HR-ESI-MS, and NMR). The bioactive assays of all these compounds for the antioxidant activities in cardiomyocytes upon hypoxia stimulation were evaluated. The results suggested that compounds 5 and 6 exhibited good antioxidant activities in cardiomyocytes and the cell survival rates were 46.3% and 57.9% (10-5 mol/L), respectively.

Automated summary

Six undescribed tanshinones were isolated from the rhizome of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge. They exhibited good antioxidant activities in cardiomyocytes and showed potential in protecting the cells.