Journal of Natural Products · 1998 · 61 citations · 6 references
Life SciencesBotanyPlant SciencesDrug DiscoveryEthnobotanyPlant BiochemistryMedicinal Plant KnowledgeMedicinal PlantsAlkaloid ExtractionAntiplatelet DrugsBioactive ConstituentsBioassay-guided FractionationExtractMedicinal HerbsMedicinal Plant ResourcesPlant Alkaloids
Using a bioassay-directed fractionation method, three new compounds, including an aporphine alkaloid, cassyformine (4); an oxoaporphine alkaloid, filiformine (8), and a lignan, (+)-diasyringaresinol (10), along with 14 known compounds, were further isolated and characterized from the MeOH extract of the fresh herbs of Cassytha filiformis. Among the isolates of this plant, cathafiline (1), cathaformine (2), actinodaphnine (3), N-methylactinodaphnine (5), predicentrine (6), and ocoteine (7) exhibited significant antiplatelet aggregation activity.
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