Four new 2-(2-phenylethyl)chromone derivatives from withered wood of Aquilaria sinensis

Toru Yagura, Michiho Ito, Fumiyuki Kiuchi, Gisho Honda, Yasuo Shimada

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Abstract

Four new chromone derivatives, 5-hydroxy-6-methoxy-2-(2-phenylethyl) chromone (1), 6-hydroxy-2-(2-hydroxy-2-phenylethyl)chromone (2), 8-chloro-2-(2-phenylethyl)-5,6,7-trihydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrochromone (3), 6,7-dihydroxy-2-(2-phenylethyl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrochromone (4) were isolated from the MeOH extract of withered wood of Aquilaria sinensis, together with seven known constituents of agarwood.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)560-564
Number of pages5
JournalChemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
Volume51
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2003 May
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Agarwood
  • Aquilaria sinensis
  • Chromone derivative
  • Thymelaeaceae
  • Withered wood

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Chemistry(all)
  • Drug Discovery

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