Unusual cyclolanostanes from leaves of Pandanus boninensis

Phytochemistry. 2005 Dec;66(23):2729-33. doi: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2005.08.019. Epub 2005 Oct 14.

Abstract

Two unusual triterpenoids, (24S)-24-methyl-25,32-cyclo-5alpha-lanosta-9(11)-en-3beta-ol and (24S)-24-methyl-25,32-cyclo-cycloartane-3beta-ol, were isolated from leaves of Pandanus boninensis along with known triterpenoids and lignans. Their structures were established on the basis of spectroscopic methods and X-ray analysis.

MeSH terms

  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Lignans / chemistry
  • Lignans / isolation & purification
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Structure
  • Pandanaceae / chemistry*
  • Triterpenes / chemistry*
  • Triterpenes / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Lignans
  • Triterpenes