Vilailak PrachyawarakornSuwannee SangpetsiripanPanida SurawatanawongChulabhorn MahidolSomsak RuchirawatPrasat KittakoopChulabhorn Research InstituteMahidol UniversityChulabhorn Graduate InstituteSouth Carolina Commission on Higher Education2018-10-192018-10-192013-12-01MedChemComm. Vol.4, No.12 (2013), 1590-159620402511204025032-s2.0-84888142695https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/31151Flavans from the roots of Desmos cochinchinensis exhibited potent aromatase inhibitory activity at nanomolar levels, and could be leads for the development of anti-aromatase drugs. In addition, these aromatase inhibitors did not show pronounced cytotoxic activity. Flavans exert their inhibitory activity through binding, as revealed by molecular docking studies, with aromatase at Arg115, Met374, and Leu477; the C-7 hydroxyl (or methoxyl) forms hydrogen bonds with Met374 and Arg115 of aromatase. © 2013 The Royal Society of Chemistry.Mahidol UniversityBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyPharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsArticleSCOPUS10.1039/c3md00166k