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  2. Two bioactive pterocarpans from Erythrina burana

Two bioactive pterocarpans from Erythrina burana

  • J Nat Prod. 1993 Oct;56(10):1831-4. doi: 10.1021/np50100a028.
E Dagne 1 A A Gunatilaka D G Kingston M Alemu G Hofmann R K Johnson
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Affiliation

  • 1 Department of Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg 24061-0212.
Abstract

Bioactivity-directed fractionation of the CHCl3 extract of the bark of Erythrina burana afforded phaseollidin [1] and cristacarpin [2]. Both 1 and 2 exhibited moderate but selective activity towards DNA repair-deficient yeast mutants, whereas only 1 was found to be cytotoxic. 13C-nmr spectra of both compounds were assigned.

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