Novel Indane Derivatives with Antioxidant Activity from the Roots of Anisodus tanguticus

Four novel indane derivatives, anisotindans A–D (1–4), were isolated from the roots of Anisodus tanguticus. Their structures were established using comprehensive spectroscopic analyses, and their absolute configurations were determined by electronic circular dichroism (ECD) calculations and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. Anisotindans C and D (3 and 4) are two unusual indenofuran analogs. ABTS(•+) and DPPH(•+) assays of radical scavenging activity reveal that all compounds (1–4) are active. Specifically, the ABTS(•+) assay results show that anisotindan A (1) exhibits the best antioxidant activity with an IC(50) value of 15.62 ± 1.85 μM (vitamin C, IC(50) = 22.54 ± 5.18 μM).