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We describe here the first case of the finding of xanthoanthrafil, a phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor, in a dietary supplement. A methanol extract of the supplement product was first analyzed by TLC and HPLC. The results indicated that the extract contained an unknown compound. The molecular weight of the compound was 389 and the accurate mass showed its elemental composition to be C(19)H(23)N(3)O(6). Combined with this data, NMR analysis revealed the planar structure of the unknown compound to be N-(3,4-dimethoxybenzyl)-2-(1-hydroxypropan-2-ylamino)-5-nitrobenzamide. The R-configuration of this compound had been synthesized as a phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor, formerly reported as FR226807 by Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. The absolute configuration of the isolated compound was estimated to have R-configuration by its optical rotation. Considering its general properties, this compound is renamed as (R)-xanthoanthrafil with the agreement of Astellas Pharma Inc. which is the successor of Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Quantitative analysis revealed that the content of (R)-xanthoanthrafil in the product was about 31 mg/capsule.

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Kenichi Kumasaka, Nobuo Kawahara, Kayo Doi, Takashi Kojima, Yukihiro Goda. Determination of (R)-xanthoanthrafil, a phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor, in a dietary supplement promoted for sexual enhancement. Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin. 2008 Feb;56(2):227-30

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