Structure and neurotrophic activity of novel sesqui-neolignans from the pericarps of Illicium fargesii
Structure and neurotrophic activity of novel sesqui-neolignans from the pericarps of Illicium fargesii
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DOI:
10.1016/j.tet.2007.03.063
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发表时间:
2007-05-14
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2.1
通讯作者:
Fukuyama, Yoshiyasu
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作者:
Moriyama, Miyako;Huang, Jian-Mei;Fukuyama, Yoshiyasu
The structures of three new sesqui-neolignans, fargenin (1) and fargenones A and B (2 and 3), together with two previously known sesqui-neolignans, macranthol (4) and isodunnianol (5), isolated from the methanol extract of the pericarps of Illicium fargesii were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic data. Compounds 1-3 are the second three examples of the sesqui-neolignans that contain a variety of nonaromatic rings, and their plausible biosynthetic routes from chavicol are proposed. Among the isolated sesqui-neolignans, isodunnianol has been found to exhibit neurite outgrowth-promoting activity at the concentration ranging from 0.1 to 10 mu m in the primary cultured rat cortical neurons. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.