Planta Med 2000; 66(6): 578-579
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-8602
Letter
Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Two New Isoflavonoids from Erythrina variegata

Hitoshi Tanaka1,*, Hideo Etoh2 , Hiroshi Shimizu3 , Teruo Makita4 , Yoichi Tateishi5
  • 1 Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan
  • 2 Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan
  • 3 Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Gifu, Japan
  • 4 Fuji Industrial Research Institute of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
  • 5 College of Education, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
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Publication History

Publication Date:
31 December 2000 (online)

Abstract

Two new isoflavonoids, eryvarin A (1) and eryvarin B (2) were isolated from the wood of Erythrina variegata and their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic evidence.

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Dr. Hitoshi Tanaka

Faculty of Pharmacy Meijo University

Tempaku-ku

Nagoya 468-8503

Japan

Email: hitoshi@meijo-u.ac.jp

Phone: +81-52-834-8780