Ecdysteroids of Vitex scabra stem bark

J Nat Prod. 2002 Nov;65(11):1690-2. doi: 10.1021/np020199o.

Abstract

Two new ecdysteroids, 24-epi-pinnatasterone (1) and scabrasterone (2), together with 11 known ecdysteroids, calonysterone, pterosterone, 24-epi-makisterone A, 20-hydroxyecdysone (3), polypodine B, ajugasterone C, pinnatasterone (4), 11alpha-hydroxyecdysone, 24-epi-abutasterone, 20,26-dihydroxyecdysone, and turkesterone (5), were isolated from the stem bark of Vitex scabra. This plant species contained a very high concentration (1.8%) of 3 and thus provided a good source of this parent ecdysteroid and related rare ecdysteroids. Compounds 1 and 2 exhibited very low moulting activity in the Musca bioassay. The low biological activity of these two ecdysteroids was in agreement with those of other 22-deoxyecdysteroids.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acetylation
  • Chromatography, Thin Layer
  • Ecdysteroids / chemistry
  • Ecdysteroids / isolation & purification*
  • Ecdysteroids / pharmacology
  • Molecular Structure
  • Musa / drug effects
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Plant Bark / chemistry
  • Plant Stems / chemistry
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*
  • Thailand
  • Vitex / chemistry*

Substances

  • 24-epi-pinnatasterone
  • Ecdysteroids
  • scabrasterone