Isolation of a new monoterpenic ester from the leaves of Michelia compressa (Maxim.) Sargent var. formosana Kanehira (Magnoliaceae)

Nat Prod Res. 2010 Apr;24(7):682-6. doi: 10.1080/14786410903281774.

Abstract

Pressafonin A (1) and pressafonin B (2), two new Michelia monoterpenic esters, have been isolated from Michelia compressa (Maxim.) Sargent var. formosana Kanehira (Magnoliaceae), and their structures are determined on the basis of spectroscopic analysis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aristolochic Acids / chemistry*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Magnoliaceae / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry*

Substances

  • Aristolochic Acids
  • pressalanine A
  • pressalanine B