Furohyperforin, a prenylated phloroglucinol from st. John's wort (Hypericumperforatum)

L Verotta; G Appendino; E Belloro; J Jakupovic; E Bombardelli

doi:10.1021/np980470v

Furohyperforin, a prenylated phloroglucinol from st. John's wort (Hypericumperforatum)

J Nat Prod. 1999 May;62(5):770-2. doi: 10.1021/np980470v.

Authors

L Verotta¹, G Appendino, E Belloro, J Jakupovic, E Bombardelli

Affiliation

¹ Dipartimento di Chimica Organica e Industriale, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Via Venezian 21, 20133 Milano, Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Universita degli Studi di Torino, Via Giuria 9, 10125 Torino, Italy, Institut f

PMID: 10346967
DOI: 10.1021/np980470v

Abstract

Furohyperforin, an oxygenated analogue of the prenylated phloroglucinol hyperforin, was isolated from the aerial parts of Hypericum perforatum. Its structure was elucidated as 2 on the basis of extensive NMR investigations.