Novel antihyperglycemic terpenoid-quinones from Pycnanthus angolensis

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作者
Fort, DM [1 ]
Ubillas, RP [1 ]
Mendez, CD [1 ]
Jolad, SD [1 ]
Inman, WD [1 ]
Carney, JR [1 ]
Chen, JL [1 ]
Ianiro, TT [1 ]
Hasbun, C [1 ]
Bruening, RC [1 ]
Luo, J [1 ]
Reed, MJ [1 ]
Iwu, M [1 ]
Carlson, TJ [1 ]
King, SR [1 ]
Bierer, DE [1 ]
Cooper, R [1 ]
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[1] Shaman Pharmaceut Inc, S San Francisco, CA 94080 USA
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10.1021/jo000568q
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O62 [有机化学];
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070303 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Two new compounds, pycnanthuquinone A (1) and pycnanthuquinone B (2), were isolated from leaves and stems of the African plant, Pycnanthus angolensis (Welw.) Warb (Myristicaceae), by bioassay-guided fractionation of an ethanolic extract using a diabetic mouse model. Pycnanthuquinones A and B are the first representatives of a novel terpenoid-type quinone skeleton, and both compounds possess significant antihyperglycemic activity.
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