Planta Medica, Table of Contents Planta Med 1998; 64(5): 456-458DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-957481 Letters © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York Anticomplementary Activity of Constituents from the Heartwood of Caesalpinia sappan Sei Ryang Oh, Dong Seon Kim, Im Seon Lee, Keun Young Jung, Jung Joon Lee, Hyeong-Kyu Lee Natural Product Biosynthesis Research Unit, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology, Yusong, Taejon, Korea Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download Buy Article Abstract The anticomplementary activity of compounds isolated from the heartwood of Caesalpinia sappan L. (Leguminosae) was investigated. The sterol mixture (campesterol 11.2%, stigmasterol 18.9% and β-sitosterol 69.9%) was most potent and brazilin, brazilein, and protosappanin E showed a new anticomplementary activity on the complement system in vitro. PDF (267 kb)
