Daturmetesides A-E, five new ergostane-type C28 sterols from the leaves of Datura metel L

Abstract Five undescribed ergostane-type C28 sterols, daturmetesides A-E (1-5), were isolated from the leaves of Datura metel L. The chemical structures of these new compounds were characterized through extensive spectroscopic analysis and comparison with literatures. Among them, the absolute structures of daturmetesides A and C were unambiguously determined by X-ray crystallography. The anti-inflammatory effect of daturmetesides A-E was all tested by measuring nitric oxide production in lipopolysaccharide-activated RAW264.7 cells. Daturmetesides A, C and D moderately lowered the NO production with IC50 values ranging from 17.05 ± 0.35 to 24.88 ± 0.93 μM.