Abstract
An unusual cytostatic (PS ED504 μg/ml) lignan ester has been isolated from the Central American tree Phyllanthus acuminatus and designated phyllanthostatin A {1}. Separation of an MeOH extract of the root by size exclusion chromatography, high speed counter-current distribution, and semipreparative hplc afforded glycoside 1 in 0.007% yield. In solution, phyllanthostatin A was slowly transformed into justicidin B [4]. The structure of lignan glycoside 1 was determined by hrfabms and 2D-nmr spectroscopy.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1104-1112 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of Natural Products |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1988 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Analytical Chemistry
- Molecular Medicine
- Pharmacology
- Pharmaceutical Science
- Drug Discovery
- Complementary and alternative medicine
- Organic Chemistry