New chromone derivative terminalianone from African plant Terminalia brownii Fresen (Combretaceae) in Tanzania

Hiroko Negishi; Takashi Maoka; Marina Njelekela; Naomi Yasui; Sachiko Juman; Jacob Mtabaji; Tomohiro Miki; Yasuo Nara; Yukio Yamori; Katsumi Ikeda

doi:10.1080/10286020.2011.552431

New chromone derivative terminalianone from African plant Terminalia brownii Fresen (Combretaceae) in Tanzania

J Asian Nat Prod Res. 2011 Mar;13(3):281-3. doi: 10.1080/10286020.2011.552431.

Authors

Hiroko Negishi¹, Takashi Maoka, Marina Njelekela, Naomi Yasui, Sachiko Juman, Jacob Mtabaji, Tomohiro Miki, Yasuo Nara, Yukio Yamori, Katsumi Ikeda

Affiliation

¹ Faculty of Human Life and Environment, Nara Women's University, Nara, Japan. negishi@cc.nara-wu.ac.jp

PMID: 21409693
DOI: 10.1080/10286020.2011.552431

Abstract

A new chromone derivative named terminalianone (1) was isolated from the African plant, Terminalia brownii Fresen (Combretaceae) in Tanzania. Its structure was determined to be 7-hydroxy-3-[6'-hydroxyphenyl-2'-oxo-ethyl]chromone by FAB-MS and NMR spectral data.

MeSH terms

Chromones / chemistry
Chromones / isolation & purification*
Medicine, African Traditional
Molecular Structure
Tanzania
Terminalia / chemistry*

Substances

Chromones
terminalianone