(10E,12Z,15Z)-9-hydroxy-10,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid methyl ester as an anti-inflammatory compound from Ehretia dicksonii

The methanol extract of Ehretia dicksonii provided (10E, 12Z, 15Z)-9-hydrox y-10, 12, 15-octadecatrienoic acid methyl ester (1) which was isolated as a n anti-inflammatory compound. Compound 1 suppressed 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phor bol-13-acetate (TPA)-induced inflammation on mouse ears at a dose of 500 mu g (the inhibitory effect (IE) was 43%). Linolenic acid methyl ester did no t inhibit this inflammation at the same dose. However, the related compound s of 1, (9Z,11E)-13-hydroxy-9,11-octadecadienoic acid (5) and (9Z,11E)13-ox o-9,11-octadecadienoic acid (6), showed potent activity (IE500 mu g of 63% and 79%, respectively). Compounds 1, 4 ((9Z,12Z, 14E)-16-hydroxy-9, 12,14-o ctadecatrienoic acid), 5 and 6 also showed inhibitory activity toward soybe an lipoxygenase at a concentration of 10 mu g / ml.