Melicilamide A: a new ceramide from Milicia excelsa

Nat Prod Res. 2013;27(14):1246-9. doi: 10.1080/14786419.2012.724416. Epub 2012 Sep 11.

Abstract

This article deals with a phytochemical investigation of Melicia excelsa from which melicilamide A (1), a new ceramide has been isolated. Its structure was determined by comprehensive analyses of its (1)H- and (13)C-NMR, COSY, HMQC and HMBC spectroscopic, EI-MS and ESI-MS data. The remaining one known compound was identified as β-sitosterol glucopyranoside.

MeSH terms

  • Ceramides / chemistry
  • Ceramides / isolation & purification*
  • Glucosides / isolation & purification
  • Molecular Structure
  • Moraceae / chemistry*
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry*
  • Sitosterols / isolation & purification
  • Spectrum Analysis / methods

Substances

  • Ceramides
  • Glucosides
  • Plant Extracts
  • Sitosterols
  • sitoindoside II