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. 2006 Oct 20;11(10):786-91.
doi: 10.3390/11100786.

Pongaflavanol: a prenylated flavonoid from Pongamia pinnata with a modified ring A

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Pongaflavanol: a prenylated flavonoid from Pongamia pinnata with a modified ring A

Hao Yin et al. Molecules. .

Abstract

A new prenylated flavon-4-ol with a modified ring A, which we have named pongaflavanol (1), was isolated from the stem bark of Pongamia pinnata along with the known compound tunicatachalcone (2). The structure of compound 1 was elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic data.

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Structures of compounds 1 and 2.
Scheme 1
Scheme 1
Biogenetic pathway proposed for compounds 1 and 2.

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