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Purunusides A-C (1–3), new homoisoflavone glucosides together with the known compounds β-sitosterol (4) and 6,7-methylenedioxy-8-methoxycoumarin (5) have been isolated from n-butanol and ethyl acetate soluble fractions of Prunus domestica. Their structures were assigned on the basis of spectral studies. The compounds 1–3 showed potent inhibitory activity against the enzyme α-glucosidase.
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Kosar, S., Fatima, I., Mahmood, A. et al. Purunusides A-C, α-glucosidase inhibitory homoisoflavone glucosides from Prunus domestica . Arch. Pharm. Res. 32, 1705–1710 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12272-009-2207-9
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