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. 2024 May 16;10(10):e31229. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e31229

Table 2.

Isolated Chemical constituents and mechanism of action of Indian Tinospora cordifolia and Tinospora species.

Plant Species Sr.no. Isolated Compounds Active Component Plant parts Mechanism of action References
T. cordifolia 1. β-sitosterol Steroids Stem Decrease inflammation [41]
2. Ecdysterone
3. Giloinsterol
4. Makisterone A
T. crispa 5. Makisterone C Stems, aerial parts, vines stem Remarkable α-glucosidase and α-amylase inhibition. [52,53]
6. Lathosterol
7. Secoisolariciresinol
8. 2-Deoxy crustecdysone
9. Stigmasterol Root Reduce inflammation
T. sinensis 10. daucosterol Stem Anti-neuro-inflammation, regulation of immunity [48,54,55]
11. 7α-hydroxysitisterol
12. 7α-hydroxy Stigmasterol
13. 6β-hydroxystigmast-4-en-3-one
T. cordifolia 14. Tembetarine Alkaloids Root, stem Anti-histamine, CNS Stimulant. [22,25,26,56]
15. Isocolumbin
16. Palmetine
17. Berberine
18. Choline
19. Magnoflorine
T.crispa 20. N-Demethyl-N-formyldehydro-nuciferine Stem Important immune-modulatory effects include increased phagocytic activity, chemotaxis, ROS and NO generation, and TNF-α,IL-1β, IL6, PEG2, and MCP-1 production. [52,57,58]
21. N-cis-feruloyltyramine
22. 4-(2-aminoethyl) phenol (Tyramine) Substantial antioxidant activity and effects of positive inotropy on the isolated left atrium.
23. (1S)-1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinoline-6,7-diol (Salsolinol)
24. 3-methoxy-7-methyl-5,6,12,12a-tetrahydro indolo [2,1-a] iso-quinolin-7-ium-2, 9,10-triol (-litcubinine)
T. sinensis 25. Tetrahydro palmatine Stem Antiviral action [48,54]
26. 4-[formyl-5-(hydroxyl-methyl)-1H-pyrrol-1-yl] butanoic acid
27. 2,3,10- trimethoxy-5,6-dihydro-iso-quinolino [2,1-b] isoquinolin-7-ium-9-ol (Palmatrubine)
T.cordifolia 28. Tinocordiside Glycosides Stem Prevent cardiac Na+, K + ATPase activity [33,34,36,37,39,59,60]
29. Tinocordifolin
30. Cordifolioside A
31. Cordifolioside C
32. Amritiside A
T. crispa 33. Rumphioside B Stem, whole plant Immunomodulatory action [[61], [62], [63]]
34. Borapetol A
35. Tinocrispol A,
36. Borapetol B
37. Borapetpside B
T. sinensis 38. Tinosposide A Stem Antioxidant activity [64,65]
39. Tinosposide B
40. Tinosposinenside A
41. Rumphioside A
42. Cordifolide A
43. Furanolactone
T. cordifolia 44. Tinosporide Diterpenoid Lactones and sesquiterpenoids Whole plant Cardio-protective [28,[30], [31], [32],66]
45. Tinocordside
46. Syringin
47. Columbin
48. Jateorine
49. 14-dieno-17, 12S: 18, 1S dilactone],
50. Tinosporon
51. Clerodane derivatives [(5R,10R)-4R-8Rdi-hydroxy-2S-3R: 15, 16- diepoxy-cleroda-13
T. crispa 52. Apigenin Flavonoids Stem Cardio-protective [67]
53. Diosmetin
54. Genkwanin
55. Luteolin 4′-methyl ether 7-glucoside
56. Rutin
T. baenzigeri 57. Baenzigeride A Clerodane-type furano diterpenoids and diterpenoids Stem Diarrhoea, cold, fever and ulcers [68,69]
58. Baenzigeroside A
59. Caruillignan D
T. crispa 60. Rumphioside F Stem aerial parts Substantial cytotoxicity against MDA-MB 231 breast cancer cells that are STAT3-dependent [70]
61. Rumphoside
T. cordifolia 62. Heptacosanol Aliphatic compounds Whole plant [23]
63. Octacosanol
64. Gilloin Miscellaneous
65. Jatrorrhizine