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1990Journal articleEnglish
A New Prenylated Isoflavone and Long Chain Esters from Two Erythrina Species (opens in a new tab)
Authors
University of Yaoundé I
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Augustin E. Nkengfack
Zacharias Tanee Fomum
Scientific publications
Augustin E. Nkengfack
Zacharias Tanee Fomum
Rosa Ubillas
K. Brian Killday
Michael S. Tempesta
Journal of Natural Products
Two new compounds, a long chain ester 1 of p-coumaric acid and a prenylated isoflavone, senegalensin [5], 5,4'-dihydroxy-8-(gamma,gamma-dimethylallyl)-[5"-(hydroxyisopropyl ) (2",3":6.7)] isoflavone, in addition to a known long chain ester 2 of ferulic acid, have been isolated and characterized from the stem bark of the Cameroonian medicinal plant Erythrina senegalensis. Another known compound 3, a long chain ester of ferulic acid, was isolated from Erythrina excelsa. The structures of all the compounds were determined by spectroscopic techniques.