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  • Natural Product Chemistry
  • Neuropharmacology

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  • Iris tectorum rhizomes are a source of bioactive compounds.
  • Triterpenoids are a diverse class of natural products with various biological activities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To isolate and characterize new iridal-type triterpenoids from Iris tectorum.
  • To investigate the neuroprotective potential of the isolated compounds.

Main Methods:

  • Isolation of compounds using chromatographic techniques.
  • Structure elucidation through comprehensive spectroscopic analysis (NMR, MS).
  • Assessment of neuroprotective activity using PC12 cell models.

Main Results:

  • Three new iridal-type triterpenoids (1-3) with a rearranged homofarnesylside chain were identified.
  • Compounds 2 and 3 were determined to be epimers.
  • The mixture of compounds 2 and 3 demonstrated moderate neuroprotective effects against serum deprivation-induced PC12 cell death.

Conclusions:

  • New triterpenoids from Iris tectorum expand the known chemical diversity of iridal-type compounds.
  • The identified compounds, particularly the epimeric pair, warrant further investigation for their neuroprotective mechanisms and therapeutic potential.