Two new cytotoxic acetogenins from Annona squamosa

Abstract

Two new annonaceous acetogenins named as squamostanin-A and squamostanin-B were isolated from 95% EtOH extract of the seeds of Annona squamosa. Their structures were determined by spectroscopic method, and their cytotoxicities were evaluated using MTT method.

Keywords:

• Annona squamosa
• annonaceous acetogenins
• cytotoxic activity

Acknowledgements

The authors acknowledged Prof. Jian-Wei Chen for identifying the seed of A. squamosa and Prof. Ming-Yyan Wang for cytotoxicity test guidance.

Notes

¹ Hai-Jun Yang and Xiang Li contributed equally to this manuscript.

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Notes on contributors

Hai-Jun Yang

1 1 Hai-Jun Yang and Xiang Li contributed equally to this manuscript.