Hs. Lee et al., INHIBITION OF ANGIOTENSIN-II RECEPTOR-BINDING BY QUINOLONE ALKALOIDS FROM EVODIA-RUTAECARPA, PTR. Phytotherapy research, 12(3), 1998, pp. 212-214
A biologically monitored fractionation of methanol extracts of the fru
it of Evodia rutaecarpa led to the isolation of quinolone alkaloids, e
vocarpin (1), thyl-2-[(4Z,7Z)-4,7-tridecadienyl]-4(1H)-quinolone (2) a
nd yl-2-[(6Z,9Z)-6,9-pentadecadienyl]-4(1H)-quinolone (3) as blockers
of angiotensin II receptor binding with IC50 values of 43.4 mu M, 34.1
mu M and 48.2 mu M, respectively. (C) 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.