Novel aromatics bearing 4-O-methylglucose unit isolated from the oriental crude drug Bombyx Batryticatus |
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Authors: | Haruhisa Kikuchi |
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Institution: | Laboratory of Natural Products Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Aoba-yama, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578, Japan |
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Abstract: | Oriental crude drug, Bombyx Batryticatus, is dried silkworm larva, Bombyx mori L., which are dead and stiffened due to a Beauveria bassiana infection. In traditional Japanese, Korean, and Chinese medicine, it is employed as analgesic and anticonvulsant. We investigated the constituents of Bombyx Batryticatus and isolated four novel aromatics bearing 4-O-methylglucose moiety, BB-1, 2, 3, and 4 (1-4). It is speculated that these compounds are produced by an interaction between plants, insects, and microorganisms. |
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Keywords: | Bombyx Batryticatus silkworm Beauveria bassiana biological interaction microbial biotransformation |
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