K. Endo, E. Kanno, Y. Oshima
1990
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Phytochemistry
Abstract
Abstract Four new diarylheptenones, 1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)hept-4-en-3-one (gingerenone A), 7-(3,5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl) hept-4-en-3-one(gingerenone B), 1-(3,5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl)-7-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)hept-4-en-3-one (isogingerenone B) and 1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-7-(4-hydroxyphenyl)hept-4-en-3-one (gingerenone C) have been isolated from the rhizomes of Zingiber officinale , and their structures established by spectral methods and some chemical transformations. The results indicate the similarity in the metabolic fates of the curcuminoid constituents to those of the arylalkanoids (dehydrogingerdione → gingerol → shogaol) of zingiberaceous plants. Gingerenone A exhibited a moderate anticoccidium activity in vitro and a strong antifungal effect to Pyricularia oryzae .