New coumarins from Cedrelopsis grevei

Fitoterapia. 2003 Dec;74(7-8):638-42. doi: 10.1016/s0367-326x(03)00181-3.

Abstract

Two new coumarins, 7-methoxy-5-prenylcoumarin (isocedrelopsin) (1) and 3',4'-dihydrobraylin (2), were isolated from the trunk bark of Cedrelopsis grevei, along with five known coumarins, microfolicoumarin (6,7-dimethoxy-5-prenylcoumarin, (3), obliquin (4), 8-methoxyobliquin (5), aesculetin (6), cedrelopsin (7) and scoparone (8).

MeSH terms

  • Coumarins / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Meliaceae*
  • Phytotherapy*
  • Plant Bark
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry*

Substances

  • Coumarins
  • Plant Extracts