Caragana sinica
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Caragana sinica is a species belonging to the genus Caragana
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Caragana sinica is known to produce α-viniferin
, a stilben trimer showing acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity and two stilbene tetramers kobophenol A
, and carasinol B
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Caragana
Caragana is a genus of about 80 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, native to Asia and eastern Europe.They are shrubs or small trees growing 1-6 m tall...
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Caragana sinica is known to produce α-viniferin
Alpha-viniferin
α-Viniferin is a stilbene trimer. It can be isolated from Caragana chamlagu and from Caragana sinicaIt has been shown to inhibit acetylcholinesterase....
, a stilben trimer showing acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity and two stilbene tetramers kobophenol A
Kobophenol A
Kobophenol A is a stilbene tetramer. It can be isolated from Caragana chamlague and from Caragana sinica.It has been shown to inhibit acetylcholinesterase.Acid-catalyzed epimerization of kobophenol A to carasinol B can be performed in vitro....
, and carasinol B
Carasinol B
Carasinol B is a stilben tetramer found in Caragana sinica .Acid-catalyzed epimerization of kobophenol A to carasinol B can be performed in vitro....
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