Three New Diarylheptanoids from the Roots of Juglans mandshurica

  • Li , Gao (College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Xu, Ming-Lu (Department of Biochemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Kim, Jae-Hyon (College of Pharmacy, Catholic University of Daeg) ;
  • Seo, Chang-Seob (College of Pharmacy, Catholic University of Daeg) ;
  • Kim, Hyo-Jin (College of Pharmacy, Catholic University of Daeg) ;
  • Lee, Chong-Soon (College of Pharmacy, Catholic University of Daeg) ;
  • Hee, Woo-Mi (College of Pharmacy, Catholic University of Daeg) ;
  • Son, Jong-Keun (College of Pharmacy, Catholic University of Daegu)
  • Published : 2002.10.01

Abstract

The roots of Juglans mandshurica Maximowicz (Juglandaceae) have been used as a folk medicine for treatment of cancer in Korea. Several naphthoquinones and naphthalenyl glucosides from Juglans species have been reported (1-7). In the course of isolating cytotoxic compounds from the roots of this plant. we have isolated six naphthalene glycosides. four tetralone, one naphthalene carboxylic acid glucoside and nine diarylheptanoids (8-13). (omitted)

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