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  2. Constituents of Agave americana and Agave barbadensis

Constituents of Agave americana and Agave barbadensis

  • Fitoterapia. 2005 Sep;76(6):594-7. doi: 10.1016/j.fitote.2005.04.013.
W F Tinto 1 J L Simmons-Boyce S McLean W F Reynolds
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Affiliation

  • 1 Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Campus, P.O. Box 64, Bridgetown, WI, Barbados. wtinto@uwichill.edu.bb
Abstract

An investigation of Agave americana and Agave barbadensis resulted in the isolation of a new homoisoflavanoid, 7-hydroxy-3-(4-methoxybenzyl)-chroman (3), together with known compounds 7-hydroxy-3-(4-methoxybenzyl)-chroman-4-one (1), 5,7-dihydroxy-3-(4-methoxybenzyl)-chroman-4-one (2), cantalasaponin-1 (4), and 2-hydroxy-butanedioic acid-1-methyl ester (5).

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