The hexane extracts of seeds of
Ditaxis heterantha afforded two new apocarotenoids whose structures corresponded tomethyl 3-oxo-12'-apo-
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-caroten-12'-oate (
1) (heteranthin) and methyl 3
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,6
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-epoxy-5
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-hydroxy-4,5-dihydro-8'-apo-
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-caroten-8'-oate (
2) (ditaxin). Both compounds were evaluated for antioxidant activity and protection against DNA oxidativedamage by using DPPH
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free radical scavenging and Comet assays, respectively.