Abstract
A new phenolic compound oleiphenol (1), and a new dihydrochalcone oleifechalcone (2) along with seven known compounds (3-9) were isolated from the fruit shell of Camellia oleifera Abel. The planar structures of compounds 1 and 2 were determined on the basis of extensive spectroscopic analyses (IR, UV, NMR, and HR-ESI-MS) and comparison with literature data. The absolute configurations of the new structures were determined by ECD calculations and chemical methods. In addition, compounds 1-9 underwent a series of pharmacological activity tests, including cytotoxic, anti-inflammatory, anti-RSV and antioxidant activities.
Authors’ contributions
In this work, Qing Shu designed the experiments and the manuscript writing; Yu-Jun Tang and Yi-Xia Liu performed the pharmacological activity assay, Huai-Yu Chen, Ya-Yu Wu performed the extraction, isolation; Wei Xu carried out the structural elucidations; Yu-Bo Zhang and Guang-Xiong Zhou decided the research subject and reviewed the manuscript.
Disclosure statement
The authors declare no conflict of interest.