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Benzyl Benzoate Isolation from Acridocarpus smeathmannii (DC.) Guill. & Perr Roots and Its Bioactivity on Human Prostate Smooth Muscle Contractions

  • Oluwafemi Ezekiel Kale,
  • Iskander Rauanov,
  • Claudia Huber,
  • Alexander Tamalunas,
  • Christian G. Stief,
  • Wolfgang Eisenreich and
  • Martin Hennenberg

Background/Objectives: This study is the first report on isolating a natural benzyl benzoate (nBB) from Acridocarpus smeathmannii (DC.) Guill. & Perr roots. Methods: The structure was verified using GC-MS, HPLC-UV-VIS, and two-dimensional NMR. Si...

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A Bioactive Benzyl Terpene from Acridocarpus smeathmannii Inhibits Human Prostate Smooth Muscle Contractility

  • Oluwafemi Ezekiel Kale,
  • Claudia Huber,
  • Denis Schuldeis,
  • Alexander Tamalunas,
  • Martin Hennenberg and
  • Wolfgang Eisenreich

22 April 2026

The roots of Acridocarpus smeathmannii were identified as a natural source of the benzyl-terpene 2-(5-isopropyl-4-methoxy-2-methylbenzyl)phenol (FAH-01, chamanen), which was isolated and structurally characterized by chromatographic and spectroscopic...