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Biosynthesis of a Flavonol from a Flavanone by Establishing a One-pot Bienzymatic Cascade
Published on: August 14, 2019
Prenylated flavonoid derivatives from the bark of Erythrina addisoniae
W Wätjen1, A K Suckow-Schnitker, R Rohrig
1Institute of Toxicology, Heinrich-Heine-University, P.O. Box 101007, 40001 Düsseldorf, Germany.
Abstract:
Two new prenylated flavanones, 2 S-3'-(2-hydroxy-3-methylbut-3-enyl)licoflavone-4'-methyl ether ( 3) and 2 S-3'-(2-hydroxy-3-methylbut-3-enyl)abyssinone II ( 4), and four known flavanones ( 1, 2, 5, 6) were isolated from the stem bark of Erythrina addisoniae. The structures were elucidated on the basis of their spectroscopic and physicochemical data. None of the compounds showed antioxidative properties. 4'-Methylabyssinone V ( 1) and abyssinoflavanone VII ( 6) showed moderate cytotoxic activity (IC 50 = 5 and 3.5 micromol/L, respectively), but apoptosis (caspase-3/7-activation, nuclear fragmentation) was selectively induced by abyssinoflavanone VII ( 6).
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