TY  - JOUR
A1  - Yenesew, Abiy
A1  - Twinomuhwezi, Hannington
A1  - Kiremire, Bernard T.
A1  - Mbugua, Martin N.
A1  - Gitu, Peter M.
A1  - Heydenreich, Matthias
A1  - Peter, Martin G.
T1  - 8-Methoxyneorautenol and radical scavenging flavonoids from Erythrina abyssinica
N2  - A new pterocarpan (named 8-methoxyneorautenol) was isolated from the acetone ext. of the root bark of Erythrina abyssinica. In addn., the known isoflavonoid derivs. eryvarin L, erycristagallin and shinpterocarpin were identified for the first time from the roots of this plant. The structures were detd. on the basis of spectroscopic evidence. The new compd. showed selective antimicrobial activity against Trichophyton mentagrophytes. The acetone ext. of the root bark of E. abyssinica showed radical scavenging activity towards 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH). The pterocarpenes, 3-hydroxy-9-methoxy-10-(3,3-dimethylallyl)pterocarpene and erycristagallin, were the most active constituents of the roots of this plant and showing dose-dependent activities similar to that of the std. quercetin. [on SciFinder (R)]
Y1  - 2009
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/30861
UR  - http://www.ajol.info/journal_index.php?jid=120&ab=bcse
SN  - 1011-3924
ER  -