Planta Med 1999; 65(4): 367-368
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-960789
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Norlignans with Hyaluronidase Inhibitory Activity from Anemarrhena asphodeloides

Sei-Joon Jeong1 , Nyeon-Hyoung Ahn1 , Youn-Chul Kim1 , M. Inagaki2 , T. Miyamoto2 , R. Higuchi2
  • 1College of Pharmacy, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Korea
  • 2Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Publication History

1998

1998

Publication Date:
04 January 2007 (online)

Abstract

Assay-guided fractionation of an MeOH extract of Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bunge has furnished two hyaluronidase inhibitory norlignans, cis-hinokiresinol (1) and 1,3-di-p-hydroxyphenyl-4-penten-1-one (2), and an inactive norlignan 4′-methyl-cis-hinokiresinol (3). Compound 2 is a new compound.

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