ChemInform Abstract: Erythrina Studies. Part 36. Indicanines B and C, Two Isoflavonoid Derivatives from the Root Bark of Erythrina indica.

Abstract

Erythrina Studies. Part 36. Indicanines B and C, Two Isoflavonoid Derivatives from the Root Bark of Erythrina indica.-The structures of indicanines B (I) and C (II), isolated in addition to two known isoflavones from the root bark of title species, are elucidated by spectroscopic analyses.Indicanin B shows in vitro antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and mycobacterium smegmatis.-(WAFFO, ALAIN K.; AZEBAZE, GUY A.; NKENGFACK, AUGUSTIN E.; FOMUM, ZACHARIAS T.; MEYER, MICHELE; BODO, BERNARD; VAN HEERDEN, FANIE R.; Phytochemistry 53 (2000) 8, 981-985; Dep. Org. Chem., Univ. Yaounde, Yaounde, Cameroon; EN)