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Indoleacetic acid falcarindiol ester (compound 1) has previously been isolated and purified using an SiO2 column and ODS HPLC from an acetone extract of Japanese ivy (Hedera rhombea). Here we investigate the differentiation-inducing activity of compound 1 using the human promyelocytic leukemia HL-60
New therapies for leukaemia are urgently needed. Carrots have been suggested as a potential treatment for leukaemia in traditional medicine and have previously been studied in other contexts as potential sources of anticancer agents. Indicating that carrots may contain bioactive compounds, which may
A dichloromethane extract of root celery yielded falcarinol, falcarindiol, panaxydiol, and the new polyacetylene 8-O-methylfalcarindiol. The structure of the new compound was established by one- and two-dimensional (1D and 2D) NMR, mass spectrometry, and optical rotation data. Nonpolar extracts of