| Literature DB >> 23376010 |
Seikou Nakamura1, Souichi Nakashima, Yoshimi Oda, Nami Yokota, Katsuyoshi Fujimoto, Takahiro Matsumoto, Tomoe Ohta, Keiko Ogawa, Sayuri Maeda, Shino Nishida, Hisashi Matsuda, Masayuki Yoshikawa.
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A methanolic extract and its ethyl acetate-soluble fraction from Sri Lankan curry-leaf, the leaves of Murraya koenigii, inhibited melanogenesis in theophylline-stimulated murine B16 melanoma 4A5 cells. Two new carbazole alkaloids, karapinchamines A and B, were isolated from the ethyl acetate-soluble fraction together with 12 known carbazole alkaloids. The structures of karapinchamines A and B were determined by physicochemical analyses. The principal alkaloid constituents were found to display potent melanogenesis inhibitory activity. The structural requirements of the carbazole alkaloids for melanogenesis inhibitory activity were discussed.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23376010 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2013.01.012
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bioorg Med Chem ISSN: 0968-0896 Impact factor: 3.641