Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College (Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education), Beijing 100050, China
Abstract:
A new benzophenone glycoside, 2,6-dihydroxy-4-O-β-D-glucopyranosylbenzophenone (1), was isolated from the leaves of guajava L.. Its structure was elucidated by spectral and chemical methods. 1 showed significant activities to secretion of NO in mouse peritoneal macrophages in 10 µmol/L.