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Homoisoflavanones from Agave tequilana Weber
José Antonio Morales-Serna1, Armando Jiménez, Rosa Estrada-Reyes
1Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán 04510, México D.F., Mexico. morser@correo.unam.mx
Abstract:
Three homoisoflavanones were isolated from the "piña" and leaves of Agave tequilana Weber. The compounds were identified as: 5,7-dihydroxy-3-(4-methoxybenzyl)-chroman-4-one (1), 7-hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxybenzyl)-chroman-4-one (2) and 4'-demethyl-3,9-dihydro-punctatin (3). This is the first phytochemical study carried out to Agave tequilana Weber.
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