29-Norcucurbitacin derivatives isolated from the Indonesian medicinal plant, Phaleria macrocarpa (Scheff.) Boerl

Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2008 Feb;72(2):618-20. doi: 10.1271/bbb.70627. Epub 2008 Feb 7.

Abstract

The new 29-norcucurbitacin, desacetylfevicordin A (1), together with three known 29-norcucurbitacin derivatives (2-4) were isolated from seeds of the Indonesian medicinal plant, Phaleria macrocarpa (Scheff.) Boerl. The structures of 1-4 were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analyses and chemical transformation. These compounds exhibited toxicity against the brine shrimp (Artemia salina).

MeSH terms

  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
  • Triterpenes / chemistry
  • Triterpenes / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Triterpenes