Two new isoflavones, erysenegalensein D, -(2'''-hydroxy-3'''-methylbut
-3'''-enyl)isoflavone and erysenegalensein E, -(2'''-hydroxy-3'''-meth
ylbut-3'''-enyl)isoflavone in addition to the known compounds, 8-preny
l-luteone and 6,8-diprenylgenistein, have been isolated and characteri
zed from the stem bark of the Cameroonian medicinal plant Erythrina se
negalensis. structures were determined by the usual spectroscopic meth
ods and by 2D NMR techniques.