Abstract:
Seven nucleoside compounds were isolated from the
Oenothera biennis L. by various chromatographic techniques such as Diaion HP-20, silica gel, Sephadex LH-20, MCI and semi-preparative HPLC. Their structures were identified by analysis of physicochemical properties and spectral data, and determined as 9-(3'-carbonyl methyl)hydroxypurine (
1), 1-(3'-carbonyl methyl)purine-6,8-dione (
2),
N-methyl-2-pyridone-5-carboxamide (
3), uracil (
4), uridine (
5), thymidine (
6) and 2'-
Ο-methoxy luridine (
7). Compound
1 is a new nucleoside and compounds
2-
7 were newly isolated from the
Oenothera biennis L. Compounds
1-
2 can significantly increase the viability of BEAS-2B cells induced by TGF-
β1, showing potent anti-pulmonary fibrosis activity.