Abstract
Six amentoflavone-type biflavonoids, bilobetin (1), ginkgetin (2), 4′,7″-di-O-methyl-amentoflavone (3), 7-O-methyl-isoginkgetin (4), sciadopitysin (5), and 7,4′,7″,4‴-O-methyl-amentoflavone (6), were isolated from the EtOAc fraction of Cephalotaxus koreana Nakai (Cephalotaxaceae) by bioactivity-guided fractionation technique using primary cultures of mouse osteoblasts as an in vitro assay system. Among the six biflavonoids isolated, bilobetin (1), sciadopitysin (5), and 7,4′,7″,4‴-O-methyl-amentoflavone (6) significantly increased osteoblast differentiation as assessed by alkaline phosphatase activity, collagen synthesis, and mineralization. Considering structure-activity relationship, methoxyl groups at 4′ and 4‴ in the B rings in amentoflavone-type biflavonoid might be important in osteoblast differentiation. Taken together, our present study suggests therapeutic potential of biflavonoids against bone diseases such as osteoporosis.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2850-2854 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jun 2006 |
Keywords
- Alkaline phosphatase
- Amentoflavone-type biflavonoid
- Cephalotaxus koreana
- Collagen
- Mineralization
- Osteoblast differentiation
- Osteoporosis
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