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A new homoisoflavan from Caesalpinia sappan

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A new homoisoflavan, 7,3′,4′-trihydroxy-3-benzyl-2H-chromene (1), was isolated from the dried heartwood of Caesalpinia sappan L., together with seven known phenolic compounds. The structure of the new compound (1) was determined on the basis of spectroscopic analysis.

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  1. Institute of Materia Medica, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, 250062, China

    Huanxin Zhao, Hong Bai & Yuanshu Wang

  2. Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, Miyama 2-2-1, Funabashi, Chiba, 274-8510, Japan

    Wei Li & Kazuo Koike

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Zhao, H., Bai, H., Wang, Y. et al. A new homoisoflavan from Caesalpinia sappan . J Nat Med 62, 325–327 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11418-008-0231-6

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Keywords

  • Caesalpinia sappan
  • Homoisoflavan
  • Leguminosae