Eight minor isoflavonoids (3-10) isolated from the knot of Wistaria brachybotrys were tested for their inhibitory effects on Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) activation induced by the tumor promoter, 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate (TPA), in Raji cells as a primary screening test for
Afromosin [1] and soyasaponin I [2] isolated from Wistaria brachybotrys exhibited remarkable inhibitory effects on mouse skin tumor promotion, and afromosin also exhibited a significant inhibitory effect on pulmonary tumor promotion. The combined effects of these compounds on the two-stage skin
Two new triterpenoid saponins, wistariasaponins D [1] amd G [2], and the known saponin dehydrosoyasaponin I [3] were isolated from the knots of Wistaria brachybotrys. The Structures of 1 and 2 were determined from their chemical and physicochemical evidence. The inhibitory effects of these saponins
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