2-Geranyl-1,4-naphthoquinone, a Possible Intermediate of Anthraquinones in a Sesamum indicum Hairy Root Culture

Toshio FURUMOTO; Tomoko OHARA; Tetsuya KUBO; Yasuhiro KAWANAMI; Hiroshi FUKUI

doi:10.1271/bbb.70352

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2-Geranyl-1,4-naphthoquinone, a Possible Intermediate of Anthraquinones in a Sesamum indicum Hairy Root Culture

Toshio FURUMOTO, Tomoko OHARA, Tetsuya KUBO, Yasuhiro KAWANAMI, Hiroshi FUKUI

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Keywords: Sesamum indicum, Pedaliaceae, hairy root, anthrasesamone, geranylnaphthoquinone

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2007 Volume 71 Issue 10 Pages 2600-2602

DOI https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.70352

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Abstract

2-Geranyl-1,4-naphthoquinone was isolated from the hairy root culture of Sesamum indicum. The structure was determined to be 2-[(E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienyl]-1,4-naphthoquinone on the basis of spectroscopic evidence and chemical synthesis. The production of anthrasesamones A, B and C by the hairy root culture was also confirmed for the first time.

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