Structural Characterization and Hepatoprotective Activity of Naphthoquinone From Cucumis bisexualis

Abstract

Three new naphthoquinones, namely 5,8-dihydroxy-7′-isopropyl-furan ring-1″-prenyl-naphthoquinone (1), 5,8-dihydroxy-7′-propenyl-furan ring-1″-isopropanol-naphthoquinone (2), and 5,8-dihydroxy-7′-isopropanol-furan ring-1″-(5″-hydroxyphenyl)-naphthoquinone (3), along with 10 known naphthoquinone derivatives (4-13) were isolated from Cucumis bisexualis for the first time. All the compounds were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic data analysis and chemical evidence. Compounds (1-13) were evaluated for their hepatoprotective activites on human L-O2 cells. Among them, compounds 1, 4, and 8 exhibited significant promotion effects on the proliferation of L-O2 cells.