Mexicanolide-Type Limonoids from the Roots of Trichilia sinensis.
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SUBMITTER: Liu SB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6273291 | biostudies-other | 2016 Aug
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Mexicanolide-Type Limonoids from the Roots of Trichilia sinensis.
Liu Shou-Bai SB Mei Wen-Li WL Chen Hui-Qin HQ Guo Zhi-Kai ZK Dai Hao-Fu HF Wang Zhu-Nian ZN
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20160830 9
Four new mexicanolide-type limonoids 1-4, along with two known limonoids 5-6, were isolated from the ethanolic extracts of roots of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Trichilia sinensis. Their structures were unambiguously determined by analysis of spectroscopic data, including 1D and 2D NMR as well as MS, and by comparison with literature data. In addition, the acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitory activity of compounds 1-6 was evaluated by the Ellman method. All these compounds showed weak AChE ...[more]
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