A lignan that consists of 7,8-dihydronaphthalen-2-ol substituted by a 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl group at position 8, hydroxymethyl groups at positions 6 and 7 and a methoxy group at position 3 (the 7R,8S stereoisomer). Isolated from Vitex negundo, it exhibits inhibitory activity against lipoxygenase.
Identification
(7R,8S)-8-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-6,7-bis(hydroxymethyl)-3-methoxy-7,8-dihydronaphthalen-2-ol
Species
vitex negundo
NCBI:txid361442 15520511
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Enzyme inhibiting lignans from Vitex negundo.
Author: Azhar-Ul-Haq, Malik A, Anis I, Khan SB, Ahmed E, Ahmed Z, Nawaz SA, Choudhary MI.
Abstract: Two new lignans trivially named negundins A (1) and B (2), were isolated along with (+)-diasyringaresinol (3), (+)-lyoniresinol (4), vitrofolal E (5) and vitrofolal F (6), reported for the first time from this species. The structures of the new compounds were established through spectral studies. Compound 2 showed potent inhibitory activity against lipoxygenase enzyme, while 5 showed moderate activity against butyryl-cholinesterase.
DOI: 10.1248/cpb.52.1269