Balanophonin is a neo-lignan. It is a bioactive compound which can be isolated from Dipteryx odorata[2] and Balanophora japonica.[3]

References

  1. ^ "KNApSAcK Metabolite Information - C00033656". www.knapsackfamily.com.
  2. ^ Jang, DS; Park, EJ; Hawthorne, ME; Vigo, JS; Graham, JG; Cabieses, F; Santarsiero, BD; Mesecar, AD; Fong, HH; Mehta, RG; Pezzuto, JM; Kinghorn, AD (2003). "Potential cancer chemopreventive constituents of the seeds of Dipteryx odorata (tonka bean)". J Nat Prod. 66 (5): 583–7. doi:10.1021/np020522n. PMID 12762787.
  3. ^ Balanophonin, a new neo-lignan from Balanophora japonica Makino, Haruna Mitsumasa, Koube Tomoko, Ito Kazuo and Murata Hiroyuki, Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 25-04-1982, 30(4), pages 1525-1527 (abstract)

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