Dioflorin, a Minor Flavonoid from Dioclea grandiflora
Dioflorin (1) was isolated as a minor constituent from the rootbark of Dioclea grandiflora, the crude extract of which demonstrated analgesic activity. The structure of 1 has been determined to be 5,7,2'-trihydroxy-8-methoxy-6-(3-methyl-2-butenyl)flavanone on the basis of spectral analysis.
Bhattacharyya
J
Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, and Laboratorio de Tecnologia Farmacêutica, Universidade Federal da Paraiba, 58.059-João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.
Majetich
G
Jenkins
TM
Almeida
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