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Original Articles

A potent anti-HIV polyphenol from Salvia yunnanensis

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Pages 252-255 | Received 19 Dec 2006, Accepted 04 Apr 2007, Published online: 11 Mar 2008
 

Abstract

A new polyphenol, designated as salvianolic acid N, was isolated from the aqueous extracts of the roots of Salvia yunnanensis. Its chemical structure was elucidated as 3-(3,4-dihydroxylphenyl)-2-{(E)-3-(1,8,9-trihydroxyl-dibenzo[b,f]oxpin-3-yl)acryloxloxy}propanoic acid (1) on the basis of NMR and MS spectral analyses. The new polyphenol inhibited both HIV-1 IN in vitro and also reduced HIV-1 p24 antigen in MT-4 cell lines.

Acknowledgements

The authors are grateful to Professor Li Lianniang, Institute of Materia Medica, Beijing, for her assistance on the structure elucidation of salvianolic acid N. This work was also supported by National High-Tech R&D Program (863 Program).

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