Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to Milan Zemlicka.
The major constituents of fruits of Maclura pomifera are the prenylated isoflavones, osajin (1) and pomiferin (2). Since significant biological activities of extracts from the wood of M. pomifera were previously reported, the peroxynitrite scavenging activity, inhibition of lipid peroxidation, scavenging of DPPH and EROD activity of these two major substances were studied.
The crystal structure of pomiferin, 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-hydroxy-8,8-dimethyl-6-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-4H,8H-pyrano[2,3-h]chromen-4-one, C(25)H(24)O(6), has been determined. The benzopyranone ring system is nearly planar and the dihedral angle between the phenyl ring and the benzopyranone moiety is 40.85 (4) degrees. The crystal structure is stabilized by a one-dimensional chain of inter- and intramolecular O-H...O hydrogen bonds, with O...O distances in the range 2.5546 (15)-2.7999 (16) A.