simaba undulata/悪性腫瘍

Fractionation of Simaba multiflora A. Juss. guided by bioassay has resulted in the isolation of a new antileukemic quassinoid 6alpha-senecioyloxychaparrinone (2) and the previously reported quassinoid chaparrinone (3). The structure of the former has been established by spectral and chemical

A new antimalarial quassinoid, namely, orinocinolide (1), was isolated from the root bark of Simaba orinocensis, together with the previously reported simalikalactone D (2). The structure of 1 was determined primarily from 1D and 2D NMR analysis, as well as by chemical derivatization. Compound 1 was

CONCLUSIONS Simaba ferruginea A. St-Hil. (Simaroubaceae) is a subshrub typical of the Brazilian Cerrado, whose rhizomes are popularly used as infusion or decoction for the treatment of gastric ulcers, diarrhea and fever. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the pharmacological mechanism(s) of action of the