Two new caryophyllene-type sesquiterpenoids, pestathenols A(1) and B(2) and one new α-furanone, pestatheranone A(6), along with five known compounds(3–5, 7 and 8) have been isolated from the crude extract of the pla...Two new caryophyllene-type sesquiterpenoids, pestathenols A(1) and B(2) and one new α-furanone, pestatheranone A(6), along with five known compounds(3–5, 7 and 8) have been isolated from the crude extract of the plant endophytic fungus Pestalotiopsis theae. Their structures were unambiguously established by extensive spectroscopic analyses. The absolute configuration of the 5,6-diol moiety in 1 was assigned using Snatzke’s method. Compounds 1 and 2 showed weak cytotoxicity against HeLa cell line.展开更多
Obesity is a critical health issue worldwide.For a long time,the concept of drinking tea for health and pleasure is widely accepted.The strain of Andraca theae lives on the tea leaf and the bioactivity of its metaboli...Obesity is a critical health issue worldwide.For a long time,the concept of drinking tea for health and pleasure is widely accepted.The strain of Andraca theae lives on the tea leaf and the bioactivity of its metabolites in the feces is unknown yet.Thus,the objective of this study was to investigate whether the extract of tea(Taiwan Tea Experiment Station No.12(TE))and its metabolites from Andraca theae(TME)could prevent obesity in the high fat diet-induced obese rats.Our results showed that TE had higher concentrations of epigallocatechin gallate(EGCG)and caffeine than that from TME.TE significantly decreased abdominal adipose tissue,especially epididymal fat via increasing preadipocyte factor 1(Pref-1),SRY(sex determining region Y)-box 9(SOX-9)and decreasing peroxisome proliferator-activated receptorγ(PPARγ),CCAAT/enhancer binding protein(C/EBP)β,C/EBPαand C/EBPβprotein expression.Taken together,these results suggest that the content of tea polyphenols in TE play an important role for alleviating abdominal fat.展开更多
基金the National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2018YFC0311002)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21772228 and21977113)。
文摘Two new caryophyllene-type sesquiterpenoids, pestathenols A(1) and B(2) and one new α-furanone, pestatheranone A(6), along with five known compounds(3–5, 7 and 8) have been isolated from the crude extract of the plant endophytic fungus Pestalotiopsis theae. Their structures were unambiguously established by extensive spectroscopic analyses. The absolute configuration of the 5,6-diol moiety in 1 was assigned using Snatzke’s method. Compounds 1 and 2 showed weak cytotoxicity against HeLa cell line.
基金This study was supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology[105-2320-B-002-031-MY3,105-2628-B-002-003-MY3].
文摘Obesity is a critical health issue worldwide.For a long time,the concept of drinking tea for health and pleasure is widely accepted.The strain of Andraca theae lives on the tea leaf and the bioactivity of its metabolites in the feces is unknown yet.Thus,the objective of this study was to investigate whether the extract of tea(Taiwan Tea Experiment Station No.12(TE))and its metabolites from Andraca theae(TME)could prevent obesity in the high fat diet-induced obese rats.Our results showed that TE had higher concentrations of epigallocatechin gallate(EGCG)and caffeine than that from TME.TE significantly decreased abdominal adipose tissue,especially epididymal fat via increasing preadipocyte factor 1(Pref-1),SRY(sex determining region Y)-box 9(SOX-9)and decreasing peroxisome proliferator-activated receptorγ(PPARγ),CCAAT/enhancer binding protein(C/EBP)β,C/EBPαand C/EBPβprotein expression.Taken together,these results suggest that the content of tea polyphenols in TE play an important role for alleviating abdominal fat.
