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  3. Two new lignans with activity against influenza virus from the medicinal plant Rhinacanthus nasutus

Two new lignans with activity against influenza virus from the medicinal plant Rhinacanthus nasutus

  • J Nat Prod. 1997 Jun;60(6):635-7. doi: 10.1021/np960613i.
M R Kernan 1,  A Sendl,  J L Chen,  S D Jolad,  P Blanc,  J T Murphy,  C A Stoddart,  W Nanakorn,  M J Balick,  E J Rozhon
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Affiliation

  • 1 Shaman Pharmaceuticals, South San Francisco, California 94080-4812, USA. mkernan@shaman.com
PMID: 9214738 DOI: 10.1021/np960613i
Abstract

Two new Lignans, rhinacanthin E (1) and rhinacanthin F (2), were isolated from the aerial parts of the plant Rhinacanthus nasutus. Their structures were established by detailed spectroscopic analysis. These compounds show significant Antiviral activity against Influenza Virus type A.

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