W Wätjen, A K Suckow-Schnitker, R Rohrig, A Kulawik, J Addae-Kyereme, C W Wright, C M Passreiter
Institute of Toxicology, Heinrich-Heine-University, P.O. Box 101007, 40001 Düsseldorf, Germany.
Journal of natural products 2008 AprTwo new prenylated flavanones, 2 S-3'-(2-hydroxy-3-methylbut-3-enyl)licoflavone-4'-methyl ether ( 3) and 2 S-3'-(2-hydroxy-3-methylbut-3-enyl)abyssinone II ( 4), and four known flavanones ( 1, 2, 5, 6) were isolated from the stem bark of Erythrina addisoniae. The structures were elucidated on the basis of their spectroscopic and physicochemical data. None of the compounds showed antioxidative properties. 4'-Methylabyssinone V ( 1) and abyssinoflavanone VII ( 6) showed moderate cytotoxic activity (IC 50 = 5 and 3.5 micromol/L, respectively), but apoptosis (caspase-3/7-activation, nuclear fragmentation) was selectively induced by abyssinoflavanone VII ( 6).
W Wätjen, A K Suckow-Schnitker, R Rohrig, A Kulawik, J Addae-Kyereme, C W Wright, C M Passreiter. Prenylated flavonoid derivatives from the bark of Erythrina addisoniae. Journal of natural products. 2008 Apr;71(4):735-8
PMID: 18302333
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