R. Wilairat, A. Kijjoa, M. Pinto
Jan 1, 2006
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Pharmaceutical Biology
Abstract
Abstract 1,2-bis.-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3-hydroxypropan-1-one (evafolin B, 1), 1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3-hydroxypropan-1-one (2), were isolated for the first time from the genus Schisandra., along with abscisic acid (3), 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (4), 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (5), methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (6), methyl 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate (7), and vanillic acid (8). All the compounds were evaluated for their antitumor, antiproliferative, and antioxidant activities. Only compound 7 exhibited moderate activity against three human cancer cell lines and human lymphocytic proliferation, as well as strong inhibitory activity for DPPH free radicals, only slightly less than ascorbic acid.