pterocarpans การใช้
- The pterocarpans bitucarpin A and B can be isolated from the aerial parts of " B . bituminosa ".
- Plants of the genus are used in traditional medicine in Brazil to treat fever and as flavanols, glycosides, pterocarpans, chromone, and ursolic acid.
- The pterocarpans orientanol B and C, folitenol and erythrabyssin II, the pterocarpene erycristagallin and the prenylated isoflavone bidwillol A can be isolated from the roots.
- The isoflavones daidzein, retusin, genistein and formononetin and the pterocarpans maackiain and medicarpin can be found in " M . amurensis " cell cultures.
- The pterocarpans bitucarpin A and B can be isolated from the aerial parts of " B . morisiana ", erybraedin C from the leaves and morisianine is isolated from the seeds.
- Glyceollins, molecules belonging to the pterocarpans, are found in the soybean ( " Glycine max " ) and have been found to have an antifungal activity against " A . sojae ".