(10E,12Z,15Z)-9-Hydroxy-10,12,15-octadecatrienoic Acid Methyl Ester as an Anti-inflammatory Compound from Ehretia dicksonii

The methanol extract of Ehretia dicksonii provided (10E,12Z,15Z)-9-hydroxy-10,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid methyl ester (1) which was isolated as an anti-inflammatory compound. Compound 1 suppressed 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate (TPA)-induced inflammation on mouse ears at a dose of 500 μg (the inhibitory effect (IE) was 43%). Linolenic acid methyl ester did not inhibit this inflammation at the same dose. However, the related compounds of 1, (9Z,11E)-13-hydroxy-9,11-octadecadienoic acid (5) and (9Z,11E)- 13-oxo-9,11-octadecadienoic acid (6), showed potent activity (IE500 μg of 63% and 79%, respectively). Compounds 1, 4 ((9Z,12Z,14E)-16-hydroxy-9,12,14-octadecatrienoic acid), 5 and 6 also showed inhibitory activity toward soybean lipoxygenase at a concentration of 10 μg/ml.

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