| Literature DB >> 8984149 |
S Ray1, H K Majumder, A K Chakravarty, S Mukhopadhyay, R R Gil, G A Cordell.
Abstract
A MeOH extract of Swertia chirata found to inhibit the catalytic activity of topoisomerase I of Leishmania donovani was subjected to fractionation to yield three secoiridoid glycosides: amarogentin (1), amaroswerin (2), and sweroside (3). Amarogentin is a potent inhibitor of type I DNA topoisomerase from Leishmania and exerts its effect by interaction with the enzyme, preventing binary complex formation.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8984149 DOI: 10.1021/np960018g
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Nat Prod ISSN: 0163-3864 Impact factor: 4.050