Phytochemical investigation of the Australian rainforest plant leaves Waterhousia mulgraveana, yielded two rare oxidized xanthenes, mulgravanols A (1) and B (2) along with a new phloroglucinol, mulgravanol C (3). Mulgravanol A (1) is the first reported example of a complex xanthene flanked by a methine bridged phloroglucinol unit. All the compounds displayed moderate inhibitory effects on nitric oxide production and TNF-α release in RAW 264.7 macrophages (IC50) 42-55 μM. The structures of the new compounds were assigned based on a detailed spectroscopic interpretation.
Keywords: Anti-inflammatory; Nitric oxide; Phloroglucinols; Xanthenes.
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