Chemical constituents from the leaves of Psidium guajava

Nat Prod Res. 2004 Apr;18(2):135-40. doi: 10.1080/14786410310001608019.

Abstract

Five constituents including one new pentacyclic triterpenoid guajanoic acid (1) and four known compounds beta-sitosterol (2), uvaol (3), oleanolic acid (4), and ursolic acid (5) have been isolated from the leaves of Psidium guajava. The new constituent 1 has been characterized as 3beta-p-E-coumaroyloxy-2alpha-methoxyurs-12-en-28-oic acid through 2D NMR techniques and chemical transformations. This is the first report of isolation of compound 3 from the genus Psidium.

MeSH terms

  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Psidium / chemistry*
  • Triterpenes / chemistry
  • Triterpenes / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Plant Extracts
  • Triterpenes
  • uvaol