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Indigin, alkylated xanthene (1) and indigoferic acid (2) have been isolated from the chloroform soluble fraction ofIndigofera oblongifolia, along with β-sitosterol (3) and 3-hydroxybenzoic acid (4), which are reported for the first time from this species. Their structures were determined through spectroscopic techniques. Both the new compounds1 and2 showed significant activity against enzyme lipoxygenase, while2 further showed moderate inhibition against BChE.
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Sharif, A., Ahmed, E., Malik, A. et al. Lipoxygenase inhibitory constituents fromIndigofera oblongifolia . Arch Pharm Res 28, 761–764 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02977339
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