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Tocotrienol monomers and dimers from the roots of Litchi chinensis with tyrosinase inhibition activity

  • Phytochemistry. 2023 Nov 10:217:113921. doi: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2023.113921.
Awat Wisetsai 1,  Siwattra Choodej 1,  Dina Nur Shinta 1,  Sarawut Tontapha 2,  Vittaya Amornkitbamrung 2,  Paratchata Batsomboon 3,  Khanitha Pudhom 4
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
  • 2 Integrated Nanotechnology Research Center, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand.
  • 3 Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, Chulabhorn Research Institute, 54 Kamphaeng Phet 6 Road Laksi, Bangkok, 10210, Thailand.
  • 4 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand. Electronic address: khanitha.p@chula.ac.th.
PMID: 37952709 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2023.113921
Abstract

Four undescribed modified tocotrienols, including two monomers, litchinols A (1) and B (2), and two walsurol dimers, δ,δ-walsurol (3) and γ,δ-bi-O-walsurol (4), as well as seven known compounds (5-11) were isolated from the roots of Litchi chinensis. The structures of the undescribed compounds were elucidated based on analyses of spectroscopic data and ECD spectra. All tocotrienol derivatives (1-6) were evaluated for their Tyrosinase inhibition activity. Only monomers 1-2 and 5-6 displayed potent inhibitory activity and greater than kojic acid. Kinetic analysis revealed that the representative compound 2 was uncompetitive inhibitor with the inhibition constant value of 5.70 μM.

Keywords

Litchi; Litchi chinensis; Sapindaceae; Tocotrienols; Tyrosinase inhibition.

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