Chalcones from the seed of Cedrelopsis grevei (Ptaeroxylaceae).

Phytochemistry

Natural Products Research Group, School of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Natal, Durban, 4041, South Africa.

Published: April 2003

The seed of Cedrelopsis grevei (Ptaeroxylaceae) has yielded the known compounds uvangoletin, 5,7-dimethylpinocembrin, cardamonin, flavokawin B, 2'-methoxyhelikrausichalcone, and the novel prenylated chalcones, cedreprenone and cedrediprenone. Cedridiprenone has been shown to exhibit superoxide scavenging properties.

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