• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.144-147
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• 1997

For the investigation of antitumor agents, two kinds of sesquiterpene lactones were isolated and purified from Chrysanthemum boreale M. and designated as Compound I and ]U . And then in vivo antitumor test of the sesquiterpene lactones was carried out against ICR mice. In vivo test against Sarcoma180 implanted ICR mice, life prolongation effects of Compound I and II were showed as 143% and 134% at the dose of 10mg/kg, respectively. Besides, at the tested group mixed Compound I and II each 1mg/kg was showed rather high life prolongation effect as 158%.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.42 no.2
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• pp.176-179
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• 1999

In the bioactivity test of nine sesquiterpene lactons isolated from Hemisteptia lyrata, Chrysanthemum zawadskii and Chrysanthemum boreale, we investigated their antimicrobial activities against ten bacteria and six phytopathogenic fungi. Hemistepsin A and hemistepsin B isolated from H. lyrata and tulipinolide isolated from C. boreale exhibited strong antibacterial activity. In the antifungal test, hemistepsin B, angeloylcumambrin B, tigloylcumambrin B and costunolide showed broad activity. Both antibacterial and antifungal experiments exhibited quite clear specificity against microbial strains.

• Journal of Plant Biology
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• v.16 no.1_2
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• pp.12-16
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• 1973

The inhibitory effect of Inula sesquiterpene lactones on the growth of Phaseolus vulgaris was tested and the abnormality of the stem organization caused by the lactones was also examined. The longitudinal growth of the young stem and the expansion of the young leaf were stopped by the application of the lactones. However, this inhibitory effect was appeared and strictly restricted within the treated area. So the young shoot was observed for possible bending as a result of the unilateral application of the lactones. When the application of the lactones into the medium, the growth of the plant was entirely repressed. However, the growth of shoot and re-initiation of root were started after the plant was transfered to the lactone free medium. And partial reversal of inhibition of the stem growth was achieved by the additions of gibberelline and the lactones.

• Journal of Environmental Science International
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• v.26 no.11
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• pp.1285-1295
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• 2017

Chrysanthemum boreale Makino is widely distributed in Korea, China, Japan and Southeast Asian countries. C. boreale is one of the herbs used for treating various inflammatory diseases in oriental medicine. The present study was conducted to identify biologically active compounds from the leaves and stems of C. boreale. We isolated two sesquiterpene sactones from the leaves and stems of C. boreale using silica gel column chromatography and recyclic high perfomance liquid chromatography. The lactones were characterized by their spectroscopic data (NMR, IR, MASS). These compounds were subjected to Farnesyl Protein Transferase (FPTase) inhibition, Nitric Oxide (NO) release inhibition and apoptosis inhibition. The structur of the following isolated compound were elucidated 8,10-${\small{O}$-Acetyl-2-methoxy-10-hydroxy-3,11(13)-guaiadiene-12,6-olide and 4,10-dihydroxy-8-${\small{O}$-Acetyl-2,11(13)-guaiadiene-12,6-olide. In the NO release inhibition assay, compound 2 showed strong activities, with an $IC_{50}$ value of $7{\mu}g/mL$, whereas compound 1 did not exhibit significant activity with an $IC_{50}$ value of over $14{\mu}g/mL$ against murine macrophage.

• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• v.43 no.1
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• pp.6-9
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• 2012

The $CH_2Cl_2$ soluble part of the leaves of Helianthus tuberosus L. (Compositae) exhibited a potent cytotoxic activity against the cultured human tumor cell lines including A-549, SK-OV-3, SK-MEL-2, XF498 and HCT-15 in vitro. Bioassaydirected fractionation of the $CH_2Cl_2$ soluble part of this plant led to the isolation of four cytotoxic sesquiterpene lactones having ${\alpha}$-methylene-${\gamma}$-lactone ring in the molecule. On the basis of physical and spectral evidences, their structures were characterized as ${\Delta}^{4,15}$-isoatripliciolide tiglate (1), ${\Delta}^{4,15}$-isoatripliciolide methacrylate (2), budlein A isobutylate (3) and budlein A tiglate (4). The ${\Delta}^{4,15}$-isoatripliciolide tiglate (1) showed the most potent cytotoxic activity ($0.26{\mu}M<ED_{50}<2.16{\mu}M$) against all of the cell lines tested.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Applied Pharmacology
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• 1998.11a
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• pp.176-176
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• 1998

An enhanced formation of nitric oxide (NO) is an important mediator of hypotention, peripheral vasodilation and vascular hyporeactivity to vasoconstrictor agents in endotoxaemia. And tumor necrosis factor (TNF${\alpha}$), as a primary mediator of circulatory shock has been known to induce inducible nitric oxide synthase (i-NOS), leading to excessive production of NO. We isolated two sesquiterpene lactone compounds from Saussurea lappa and their structures were elucidated as dehydrocostus lactone and costunolide. These compounds inhibit the production of both NO and TNF${\alpha}$ by LPS (1 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$)-activated Raw 264.7 cells. NO was measured spectropho-tometrically as nitrite by the Griess reagent and TNF${\alpha}$ by ELISA. Dehydrocostus lactone (IC$\sub$50/ : 3.0 ${\mu}$M) and costunolide (IC$\sub$50/ : 4.5 ${\mu}$M) inhibited the production of NO in LPS-activated Raw 264.7 cells by suppressing inducible nitric oxide synthase enzyme expression. These compounds also decreased the TNF${\alpha}$ levels in LPS-activated system in vitro and in vivo.

• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.243-247
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• 1998

A diverse panel of human tumor cell lines and a mouse melanoma cell line (B16-F1) were used for the cytotoxicity test of the nine sesquiterpene lactones with ${\beta}-methylene-{\gamma}-lactone$ group isolated from Hemisteptia lyrata, Chrysanthemum zawadskii and Chrysanthemum boreale. In the cell adhesion inhibitory activity test against B16-F1 mouse melanoma cell, hemistepcin B, cumambrin B, costunolide and tulipinolide were shown significant activities with $IC_{50}$ range of 2.2, 4.1, 0.9 and $0.3\;{\mu}g/ml$, respectively. In the cytotoxicity test against human tumor cells, the most active compound was costunolide having $IC_{50}$ values of below $0.3\;{\mu}g/ml$ against all the tested cell lines except for UACC62. Cumambrin A, hendelin and costunolide exhibited more strong activity against HCT15 and UO-31 cell lines than a positive control, adriamycin. All tested compounds showed an $IC_{50}$ values of below $5.0\;{\mu}g/ml$ against all the tested cell lines.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.69-73
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• 2004

Continuation of a phytochemical study of Cichorium intybus L. (Astraceae) growing in Egypt, resulted in the isolation and identification of a new sesquiterpene lactone 3,4-dihydrolactucin, in addition to the eight known compounds; kaempferol, isoscutellarin, cichoriin, umbelliferone, lupeol, lupeol acetate, ${\beta}-sitosterol$, and ${\beta}-sitosterol-3-O-glucoside$. Chemical structures of the isolated compounds were assigned based on different physical, chemical, and spectroscopic techniques including IR, UV, MS, 1D- and 2D-NMR spectra. Furthermore, the antimicrobial, and spasmogenic activities of some fractions and isolates were also assessed.

• Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.269-274
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• 2001

Two sesquiterpene lactones were isolated from the flowers of Chrysanthemum coronarium L. by silica gel chromatography and recrystalization. Their structures were determined using various spectroscopic data, and were identified as eudesmanolide derivatives douglanine and reynosin, respectively. This is reported for the first time in this plant. The cytotoxic activity of two compounds showed strong activities against human cancer cell lines such as A549, PC-3 and HCT 116.

• Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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• 2001.04a
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• pp.167.3-168
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• 2001