Micranoic acids A and B: two new octanortriterpenoids from Schisandra micrantha

Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2003 Oct;51(10):1174-6. doi: 10.1248/cpb.51.1174.

Abstract

Two novel octanortriterpenoids, micranoic acids A (1) and B (2), along with three known compounds, kadsuric acid (3), 3beta-hydroxy-lanost-9(11),24(25)-dien-26-oic acid (4) and schizandronic acid (5), were isolated from the leaves and stems of Schisandra micrantha. The structures of 1 and 2 were determined by 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic analysis. Micranoic acids A and B represent a new group of triterpenes in which the entire C-17 side chain has lost. This is the first report of octanortriterpenoids isolated from the family Schisandraceae.

MeSH terms

  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / chemistry
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / isolation & purification
  • Plant Leaves
  • Plant Stems
  • Schisandra*
  • Triterpenes / chemistry*
  • Triterpenes / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal
  • Triterpenes