Five new compoundstwo phloroglucinol benzophenones,
garciniacowones F (1) and G (2), and three
xanthones, garciniacowones H (3), I (4),
and J (5)together with seven known xanthones
(6–12) were isolated from the fresh
leaves of Garcinia cowa. Their structures were elucidated
by detailed analysis of NMR and MS data. Compounds 1 and 2 are phloroglucinol benzophenones containing a polyprenylated
bicyclo[3.3.1]nonane ring system, while compounds 3–5 are rare xanthones having farnesyl (3 and 5) and geranylgeranyl (5) units at C-8. Compounds 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, and 10 exhibited inhibitory effects on NO production
in LPS-induced RAW264.7 macrophage cells with IC50 values
ranging from 5.4 to 18.6 μM. Compounds 4 and 8 had α-glucosidase inhibitory activities with IC50 values of 15.4 and 11.4 μM, respectively, which were
more potent than that of the acarbose control.
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