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New cyclic sulfides extracted from Allium sativum: garlicnins P, J2, and Q

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Two atypical cyclic-type sulfides, garlicnin P (1) and garlicnin J2 (2), and one thiabicyclic-type sulfide, garlicnin Q (3), were isolated from the acetone extracts of garlic, Allium sativum, bulbs cultivated in the Kumamoto city area, and their structures characterized. Their production pathways are also discussed.

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  1. Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sojo University, 4-22-2 Ikeda, Nishi-ku, Kumamoto, 860-0082, Japan

    Toshihiro Nohara & Tsuyoshi Ikeda

  2. School of Agriculture, Tokai University, 5435 Minamiaso, Aso, Kumamoto, 869-1404, Japan

    Masateru Ono, Naho Nishioka & Fuka Masuda

  3. Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan

    Yukio Fujiwara

  4. Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuoka University, 8-19-1 Nanakuma, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka, 814-0180, Japan

    Daisuke Nakano & Junei Kinjo

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Nohara, T., Ono, M., Nishioka, N. et al. New cyclic sulfides extracted from Allium sativum: garlicnins P, J2, and Q. J Nat Med 72, 335–341 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11418-017-1151-0

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