Five new glycerol esters including 2-acetyl-1-coumaroyl-3-cinnamoylglycerol (
13), (+)-2-acetyl-1-feruloyl-3-cinnamoylglycerol (
14), (鈭?-2-acetyl-1-feruloyl-3-cinnamoylglycerol (
15), 2-acetyl-1,3-dicinnamoylglycerol (
16), and (鈭?-2-acetyl-1-(
E)-feruloyl-3-(3鈥?味),16鈥?-dihydroxy-palmitoylglycerol (
17) were isolated from methanolic extract of Wuhan propolis. The chemical structures of the five new compounds were confirmed by
1H and
13C NMR and HR-MS spectra. Twelve minor constituents in the Wuhan propolis extract were tentatively identified by UPLC鈥換-TOF-MS, according to their characteristic UV spectrum, retention times, and accurate MS data. The anti-inflammatory activities of the five new compounds were studied in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW 264.7 mouse macrophage cells. All five compounds exhibited remarkable inhibitory effects on interleukin (IL)-1尾, IL-6, and cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 mRNA expressions at 10 and 100 渭M, suggesting that Wuhan propolis may serve as a potential anti-inflammatory functional food ingredient or nutraceutical.
Keywords:
anti-inflammation; glycerol esters; ultraperformance liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry; Wuhan propolis