Two new anthraquinones, alataquinones A and B (1 and 2), together with two known anthraquinones (3 and 4), were isolated from the barks of Cassia alata. Their structures were determined by means of HR-ESI-MS and extensive 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic studies. Compounds 1–4 were tested for their anti-tobacco mosaic virus (anti-TMV) activity. The results showed that compounds 1–4 exhibited moderate anti-TMV activity with inhibition rates in the range of 22.8–26.4%.
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This project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21302164, 31460144, and 21562044) and the Research Foundation of China Tobacco Company (No. 110201502006).
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Published in Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, September–October, 2017, pp. 727–729.
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Ma, HY., Liu, LX., Yang, GR. et al. Anthraquinones from the Barks of Cassia alata and their Anti-Tobacco Mosaic Virus Activity. Chem Nat Compd 53, 852–855 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10600-017-2139-4
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