A New Cytotoxic Pregnanone from Calotropis gigantea

A new pregnanone, named calotropone (1), was isolated from the EtOH extract of the roots of Calotropis gigantea L. together with a known cardiac glycoside. The structures were elucidated by a study of their physical and spectral data. Compounds 1 and 2 displayed inhibitory effects towards chronic my...

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Main Authors: Mao-Yuan Wang, Zhu-Nian Wang, Wen-Li Mei, Zhuang Han, Hao-Fu Dai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2008-12-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/13/12/3033/