Four new isoflavonoids from the stem bark of Erythrina variegata

Abstract

Bioassay-directed fractionation of the stem bark extract of Erythrina variegata L. has resulted in the isolation of three new isoflavones: 5,4′-dihydroxy-8-(3,3-dimethylallyl)-2″-methoxyisopropylfurano[4,5: 6,7]isoflavone (1), 5,7,4′-trihydroxy-6-(3,3-dimethylallyloxiranylmethyl) isoflavone (2), 5,4′-dihydroxy-8-(3,3-dimethylallyl)-2″- hydroxymethyl-2″-methylpyrano[5,6:6,7]isoflavone (3) and a new isoflavanone, 5,4′-dihydroxy-2′-methoxy-8-(3,3-dimethylallyl)- 2″,2″-dimethylpyrano[5,6:6,7]isoflavanone (4) together with seven known compounds, euchrenone b10 (5), isoerysenegalensein E (6), wighteone (7), laburnetin (8), lupiwighteone (9), erythrodiol (10), and oleanolic acid (11). The structures were determined on the basis of spectroscopic analyses and chemical evidence. The effect of these compounds on the proliferation of rat osteogenic sarcoma (UMR106) is also reported. © 2006 Pharmaceutical Society of Japan.