Planta Med 1996; 62(4): 381-382
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-957916
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Active Constituents Against HIV-1 Protease from Garcinia mangostana

Shao-Xing Chen1 , Min Wan2 , Boon-Nee Loh2
  • 1Bioscience Centre, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260
  • 2Department of Biochemistry, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260
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1995

1996

Publication Date:
04 January 2007 (online)

Abstract

The ethanol extract of Garcinia mangostana L. (Guttiferae) showed potent inhibitory activity against HIV-1 protease. The activity-guided purification of the extract resulted in the isolation of two active, known compounds. The chemical structures of the isolated compounds were established by spectroscopic analyses as mangostin (IC50 = 5.12 ± 0.41 µM) and γ-mangostin (IC50 = 4.81 ± 0.32 µM). The type of inhibition by both compounds is noncompetitive.