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Three naphthalenes from root bark of Hibiscus syriacus

  • Ick Dong Yoo*
  • , Bong Sik Yun
  • , In Kyoung Lee
  • , In Ja Ryoo
  • , Dong Ho Choung
  • , Kyou Hoon Han
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Korea Institute of Science and Technology

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Abstract

Three new naphthalenes, designated as syriacusins A-C, were isolated from the root bark of Hibiscus syriacus. These compounds were identified as 2,7-dihydroxy-6-methyl-8-methoxy-l-naphthalenecarbaldehyde, 2-hydroxy-6- hydroxymethyl-7,8-dimethoxy-l-naphthalenecarbaldehyde, 1-carboxy-2,8- dihydroxy-6-methyl-7-methoxynaphthalenecarbolactone (1 → 8), respectively, on the basis of various spectral studies. The compounds inhibited lipid peroxidation with IC50s of 0.54,5.90 and 1.02 μg ml-1, respectively. The first compound also showed cytotoxicity against some human cancer cell lines with an ED50 of 1.5-2.4 μg ml-1.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)799-802
Number of pages4
JournalPhytochemistry
Volume47
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1998.03

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Keywords

  • Cytotoxicity
  • Hibiscus syriacus
  • Lipid peroxidation inhibitory activity
  • Maivaceae
  • Naph- thalenecarbaldehyde
  • Naphthalene
  • Naphthalenecarbolactone
  • Root bark
  • Syriacusins

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