title: Anthrasesamones from roots of Sesamum indicum.
abstract: Three anthraquinones, named anthrasesamones A, B and C, were isolated from the roots of Sesamum indicum, and their respective structures were determined to be 1-hydroxy-2-(4-methylpent-3-enyl)anthraquinone, 1,4-dihydroxy-2-(4-methylpent-3-enyl)anthraquinone and 2-chloro-1,4-dihydroxy-3-(4-methylpent-3-enyl)anthraquinone on the basis of spectroscopic evidence. Two known anthraquinones were also isolated for the first time from S. indicum roots and characterized as 2-(4-methylpent-3-enyl)anthraquinone and (E)-2-(4-methylpenta-1,3-dienyl)anthraquinone. Anthrasesamone C is a rare chlorinated anthraquinone in higher plants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University, Kagawa 761-0795, Japan. furumoto@ag.kagawa-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Furumoto
authors.forename: Mayumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iwata
authors.forename: A F M
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Feroj Hasan
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fukui
mesh_terms: D000880:Anthraquinones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015394:Molecular Structure; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry; D031685:Sesamum / Q000737:chemistry*; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000880:Anthraquinones; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated