Isolation of four new flavonoids from Melicope triphylla

Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2010 Oct;58(10):1339-42. doi: 10.1248/cpb.58.1339.

Abstract

Four new flavonoids, 3,5-dihydroxy-7,8-dimethoxy-3',4'-methylenedioxyflavone (1), 3,5-dihydroxy-7-methoxy-3',4'-methylenedioxyflavone (2), 3,5-dihydroxy-7-isopentenyloxy-8-methoxy-3',4'-methylenedioxyflavone (3) and 5-hydroxy-3-isopentenyloxy-7-methoxy-3',4'-methylenedioxyflavone (4), were isolated from the leaves of Melicope triphylla. In addition, two known flavonoids were detected including 5-hydroxy-3,7-dimethoxy-3',4'-methylenedioxyflavone (5) and 5-hydroxy-7-isopentenyloxy-3,8-dimethoxy-3',4'-methylenedioxyflavone (6). The structures of the new compounds were established by spectroscopic methods.

MeSH terms

  • Flavonoids / chemistry*
  • Flavonoids / isolation & purification
  • Flavonoids / toxicity
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Rutaceae / chemistry*

Substances

  • 7,8-dimethoxy-3',4'-methylenedioxyflavone
  • Flavonoids