Chemical Constituents from Leaves of Acanthus ilicifolius and Their Anti-influenza Virus Activities

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Zhong Yao Cai. 2015 Mar;38(3):527-30.
[h=1][Chemical Constituents from Leaves of Acanthus ilicifolius and Their Anti-influenza Virus Activities].[/h] [Article in Chinese]
Chen YP, Tan DP, Zeng Q, Wang Y, Yan QX, Zeng LJ.
[h=3]Abstract[/h] [h=4]OBJECTIVE:[/h] To study the chemical constituents from the leaves of Acanthus ilicifolius.
[h=4]METHODS:[/h] The compounds were isolated by silica and gel column chromatographic methods and identified by spectoscopic analysis. The anti-influenza virus activities of these compounds were obtained by measuring the neuraminidase activity of influenza virus.
[h=4]RESULTS:[/h] Five compounds were isolated and their structures were identified as blepharin(1), acteoside(2), isoverbascoside(3), daucosterol(4), and 3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-stigmasterol(5).
[h=4]CONCLUSION:[/h] All the compounds are isolated from the leaves of Acanthus ilicifolius for the first time, and compounds 1 ~ 3 exhibit the anti-influenza virus activities.


PMID: 26495655 [PubMed - in process]

 

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthus_ilicifolius

Acanthus ilicifolius, commonly known as Holly-leaved Acanthus, Sea Holly,
and Holy Mangrove is a species of shrubs or herbs, of the plant family Acanthaceae,
native to India, Sri Lanka, Asia, Malesia, Australia and Pacific Islands.[1][2]
It is a small shrub growing along lakes and marshes and sea shores.
It is used as medicine in asthma and rheumatism.[3][4]