Two new compounds from the leaves of Calocedrus microlepic var. formosana

Shih-Chang Chien; Han-Kang Liu; Yueh-Hsiung Kuo

doi:10.1248/cpb.52.762

Two new compounds from the leaves of Calocedrus microlepic var. formosana

Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2004 Jun;52(6):762-3. doi: 10.1248/cpb.52.762.

Authors

Shih-Chang Chien¹, Han-Kang Liu, Yueh-Hsiung Kuo

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 106, ROC.

PMID: 15187403
DOI: 10.1248/cpb.52.762

Abstract

Two new compounds, 15-methoxypinusolidic acid (1) and isonerylgeraniol-18-oic acid (2) together with four knowns taiwaniaflavone (3), nerylgeraniol-18-oic acid (4), 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-1-propanol (5), and amentoflavone (6) are isolated from the leaves of Calocedrus microlepic var. formosana. Compounds 1 and 2 were elucidated as labdane diterpene and linear diterpene, respectively, through spectral studies.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Cupressaceae*
Flavones / chemistry*
Flavones / isolation & purification*
Plant Extracts / chemistry*
Plant Extracts / isolation & purification*
Plant Leaves / chemistry*

Substances

Flavones
Plant Extracts
taiwaniaflavone