A new phenanthrene dimer, namely dendropalpebrone (1), was isolated from the whole plant of Dendrobium palpebre, along with nine known compounds (2-10). All of the isolates were evaluated for their hydroxyl radical scavenging effects using a deoxyribose assay. Dendroflorin (10) showed an appreciable activity, and therefore was selected for further studied in RAW264.7 cells. Compound 10 significantly decreased ROS in HO-stimulated RAW264.7 cells in a dose-dependent manner, and improved activity of SOD, GPx, and CAT enzymes.
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