Two Neuroprotective Compounds from Mushroom Daldinia concentrica

  • Lee, In-Kyoung (Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology) ;
  • Bong-Sik Yun (Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology) ;
  • Young-Ho Kim (College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Ick-Dong Yoo (Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology)
  • Published : 2002.08.01

Abstract

In the course of our screening for neuroprotective agents, a new compound (1) was isolated together with a known compound, caruilignan C (2), from the fruiting body of Daldinia concentrica. Their structures were determined on the basis of various spectral studies. Both compounds exhibited neuroprotective effect against iron-induced neurodegeneration in a primary culture of mouse cortical neurons.

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