A new xanthone from the bark of Calophyllum thorelii

Nat Prod Res. 2013;27(6):563-7. doi: 10.1080/14786419.2012.682992. Epub 2012 May 1.

Abstract

A new xanthone, calothorexanthone, together with five known compounds, garbogiol, 1,4,8-trihydroxyxanthone, δ-tocotrienol, 1,7-dihydroxyxanthone and globuxanthone, was isolated from a petroleum ether extract of the bark of Calophyllum thorelii. Their structures were established on the basis of spectroscopic methods, mainly one- and two-dimensional NMR. Antioxidant activity of the isolated compounds was tested using DPPH free radical scavenging assay and some exhibited remarkable effects with IC₅₀ of 13.63-17.46 µg mL(-1).

MeSH terms

  • Calophyllum / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plant Bark / chemistry*
  • Xanthones / chemistry*

Substances

  • Xanthones
  • xanthone