Fern constituents: triterpenoids from Adiantum capillus-veneris

Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2002 Sep;50(9):1273-5. doi: 10.1248/cpb.50.1273.

Abstract

Two new migrated hopane triterpenoids, viz. 4alpha-hydroxyfilican-3-one and fern-9(11)-en-12beta-ol, and olean-18-en-3-one and olean-12-en-3-one as the first example of oleanane compounds from Adiantum ferns were isolated along with many other known triterpenoids from Adiantum capillus-veneris of China and Egypt. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic analyses.

MeSH terms

  • Adiantum / chemistry*
  • Aluminum Compounds
  • China
  • Chromatography, Thin Layer
  • Egypt
  • Flavonoids / chemistry*
  • Lithium Compounds
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Reducing Agents
  • Solvents
  • Spectrophotometry, Infrared
  • Triterpenes / chemistry*

Substances

  • 7,2',4'-trimethoxyflavone
  • 7,4'-dimethoxy-3'-hydroxyflavone
  • 7,8-dimethoxy-3',4'-methylenedioxyflavone
  • Aluminum Compounds
  • Flavonoids
  • Lithium Compounds
  • Reducing Agents
  • Solvents
  • Triterpenes
  • lithium aluminum hydride