The structure of ajanoside, a xanthine oxidase inhibitor with a novel skeleton isolated from the aerial parts of Ajania fruticulosa, was determined to be [2,2-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-4-oxo-1,3-dioxin-5-yl]methyl β-D-glucopyranoside on the basis of extensive spectroscopic analyses.
xanthine oxidase inhibition, ajanoside, Ajania fruticulosa
Publication DOI: 10.1246/cl.2000.1418Journal NLM ID: 0320606Publisher: Chemical Society of Japan
Correspondence: rxtan@netra.nju.edu.cn
Institutions: Institute of Functional Biomolecule, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
Methods: 13C NMR, 1H NMR, NMR-2D, TLC, ESI-MS, HPLC, extraction, HR-ESI-MS, evaporation, centrifugation