2-aryl benzofurans and their derivatives from seeds of Styrax macranthus

Fitoterapia. 2007 Apr;78(3):211-4. doi: 10.1016/j.fitote.2007.01.001. Epub 2007 Feb 3.

Abstract

Two new 2-aryl benzofuran derivatives, 3-[7-methoxy-2-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl) benzofuran-5-yl]propyl 3-[7-methoxy-2-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)benzofuran-5-yl]propanoate (1) and demethoxy egonol gentiobioside (2), were isolated from the aqueous ethanolic extract of the seeds of Styrax macranthus, together with 7-methoxy-2-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)benzofuran-5-carbaldehyde, egonol, demethoxy egonol, demethyl egonol, egonol glucoside, egonol gentiobioside, egonol gentiotrioside, stigmasterol, 2,3-dihydroxypropyl tetracosoate, and daucosterol. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectral and chemical evidence.

MeSH terms

  • Benzofurans / chemistry
  • Humans
  • Phytotherapy*
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry*
  • Seeds
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Styrax*

Substances

  • Benzofurans
  • Plant Extracts