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ArticleJournal of natural medicines2026

Ephedplics E-I: three lignans and two benzofuran-type compounds from the roots of Ephedra sinica Stapf and their neuroprotective activity.

Yunlong Dou, Bowen Zhang, Meng Li, Xiaolan Wang, Shuyan Liu, Yanjun Sun, Xiaoke Zheng, Weisheng Feng

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Yunlong Dou *School of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, People's Republic of China.
Bowen Zhang *School of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, People's Republic of China.
Meng Li *School of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, People's Republic of China.
Xiaolan WangSchool of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, People's Republic of China.
Shuyan LiuSchool of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, People's Republic of China.
Yanjun SunSchool of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, People's Republic of China.
Xiaoke ZhengSchool of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, People's Republic of China. zhengxk.2006@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8987-688X
Weisheng FengSchool of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, People's Republic of China. fwsh@hactcm.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5987-412X

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The National Key Research and Development Project 2019YFC1708802
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Five new compounds Ephedplics E-I were isolated from the roots of Ephedra sinica Stapf, including three lignans (1-3) and two benzofuran-type compounds (4-5). Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods, involving UV, IR, NMR spectra and HRESIMS analyses. The absolute configuration of compounds 1-5 was determined by comparing their experimental and calculated ECD spectra. All compounds were assessed for their neuroprotective activities against damage induced by corticosterone (CORT) in PC-12 cells. Compounds 1 and 2 were capable of significantly ameliorating CORT-induced PC-12 injury.

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