Isolation and structure elucidation of a new isobiflavonoid from Ochna afzelii

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 92-95

  Pegnyemb, D E ^a   Tih, R Ghogomu ^a   Sondengam, B L ^a   Blond, A ^b   Bodo, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Afzelone D; Biflavonoids; Lophirone A; Ochna afzelii; Ochnaceae; Stem bark

Indexed keywords

3' HYDROXY 5,5' DIMETHOXY 6,7 METHYLENEDIOXYISOFLAVONE; 4' HYDROXY 5 METHOXY 6,7 METHYLENEDIOXYISOFLAVONE; 4' HYDROXY 5,3' DIMETHOXY 6,7 METHYLENEDIOXYISOFLAVONE; 5,3' DIHYDROXY 4',5' DIMETHOXY 6,7 METHYLENEDIOXYISOFLAVONE; 5,4' DIMETHOXY 3' HYDROXY 6,7 METHYLENEDIOXYISOFLAVONE; 5,7,8 TRIMETHOXY 3',4' METHYLENEDIOXYFLAVONE; AFZELONE; CALODENONE; EPICATECHIN; FLAVONOID; ISOBIFLAVONOID DERIVATIVE; LOPHIRONE; OCHNA AFZELII EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SITOGLUSIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BARK; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; HIGHER PLANT; OCHNA AFZELII; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EMBRYOPHYTA; OCHNA; OCHNACEAE;

EID: 0038460633     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/phbi.41.2.92.14245     Document Type: Article

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