Novel diterpenes from the heartwood of Chamaecyparis obtusa var. formosana

Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2004 Jun;52(6):764-6. doi: 10.1248/cpb.52.764.

Abstract

Two novel diterpenes, obtusanal B (1) and obtusadione (2), along with obtusanal A (3), obtunone (4), 12-hydroxy-6,7-secoabieta-8,11,13-triene-6,7-dial, 8,12-dihydroxydielmentha-5,9-diene-7,11-dione and myrcene, isolated from the heartwood of Chamaecyparis obtusa var. formosana, were characterized by spectroscopic means, including 2D-NMR techniques. Compounds 1 and 2 are 7(6-->2)abeoabietane and 14(8-->9)abeoabietane type diterpenes, respectively. Their biosyntheses were proposed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Chamaecyparis*
  • Diterpenes / chemistry
  • Diterpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Plant Bark
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / isolation & purification
  • Wood*

Substances

  • Diterpenes
  • Plant Extracts