New butenolides in plantlets of Virola surinamensis (Myristicaceae)

Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2004 Oct;52(10):1255-7. doi: 10.1248/cpb.52.1255.

Abstract

A phytochemical investigation in plantlets of the Brazilian medicinal tree Virola surinamensis resulted in the isolation and structural determination of four new compounds: 3-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-(11'-piperonyl-n-undecyl)-butenolide; 3-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-(7'-piperonyl-n-heptyl)-butanolide; 9'-(3,4-methylenedioxy-phenyl)-nonanoic acid and 13'-(3,4-methylene-dioxyphenyl)-tridecanoic acid. Thirteen compounds previously isolated from seeds and adult plants were also reported.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 4-Butyrolactone / chemistry*
  • 4-Butyrolactone / isolation & purification
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Myristicaceae*
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry

Substances

  • Plant Extracts
  • 4-Butyrolactone