Tanaka Hitoshi, Hirata Miyuki, Etoh Hideo, Shimizu Hiroshi, Sako Magoichi, Murata Jin, Murata Hiroko, Darnaedi Dedy, Fukai Toshio
Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University, Yagoto, Tempaku-ku, Nagoya 468-8503, Japan.
Phytochemistry. 2003 Apr;62(8):1243-6. doi: 10.1016/s0031-9422(02)00482-x.
Two 3-phenoxychromones, eryvarins F and G, were isolated from the roots of Erythrina variegata. Their structures were established to be 3-(2,4-dihydroxyphenoxy)-7-hydroxy-6,8-di(3,3-dimethylallyl)chromen-4-one and 3-(2,4-dihydroxyphenoxy)-8-(3,3-dimethylallyl)-2,2-dimethylpyrano[5,6:6,7]chromen-4-one on the basis of spectroscopic and chemical evidence. Eryvarins F and G are unusual 3-phenoxychromone derivatives with two isoprenoid groups.