title: 2-Geranyl-1,4-naphthoquinone, a possible intermediate of anthraquinones in a Sesamum indicum hairy root culture.
abstract: 2-Geranyl-1,4-naphthoquinone was isolated from the hairy root culture of Sesamum indicum. The structure was determined to be 2-[(E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienyl]-1,4-naphthoquinone on the basis of spectroscopic evidence and chemical synthesis. The production of anthrasesamones A, B and C by the hairy root culture was also confirmed for the first time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University, Japan. furumoto@ag.kagawa-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Furumoto
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohara
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kubo
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawanami
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fukui
mesh_terms: D000880:Anthraquinones / Q000737:chemistry*; D019149:Bioreactors; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D002999:Clone Cells; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009285:Naphthoquinones / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000166:cytology; D031685:Sesamum / Q000737:chemistry*; D013010:Sonication; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000880:Anthraquinones; D009285:Naphthoquinones