1,7-Diarylheptanoids are present in a great variety of natural products which possess interesting biological properties. [1] For example, curcumin, a linear 1,7-diarylheptanoid, has antiproliferative activity against cancer cell lines and also inhibits nitric oxide formation. [2] The 1,7-diarylheptanoids A and B isolated from Ethlingera elatior were found to inhibit lipid peroxidation in a more potent manner than tocopherol [3] (Figure [1] ). Oreganin has been reported to have anti- ...
[Barrett, Anthony G. M.; Beall, Jennifer C.; Gibson, Vernon C.; Giles, Matthew R.; Walker, Gary L. P. Chemical Communications, 1996 , # 19 p. 2229 - 2230]