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1: J Nat Prod. 1989 May-Jun;52(3):660-2.Links

Bioactive compounds from the root of Myrsine africana.

Li XH, McLaughlin JL.

Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy and Pharmacal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907.

Bioactivity-directed fractionation of the EtOH extract of the roots of Myrsine africana, using lethality to brine shrimp, led to the isolation and identification of emodin and 2-hydroxychrysophanol as cytotoxic components, the latter being a new natural product. Nepodin and 5-methoxy-7-hydroxyphthalide were also isolated but were not significantly cytotoxic.

PMID: 2778455 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]