[Study on the chemical constituents of liposoluble steroidal and triterpenoid compounds from the stem and bark of Macaranga hemsleyana]

Zhong Yao Cai. 2008 Mar;31(3):372-4.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Objective: to research the chemical constituents of the liposoluble compounds from the stem and bark of Macaranga hemsleyana Pax & Hoffm.

Methods: Five compounds were obtained by silica chromatography and preparative TLC from the stem and bark of Macaranga hemsleyana Pax & Hoffm., and the chemical structures of these compounds were identified by modern spectroscopy as well as physico-chemical analysis.

Results: These compounds were identified to be beta-Sitosterol (1), Stigmast-4-en-3-one (2), Stigmast-4-en-3,6-dione (3), 3beta-O-acetyl aleuritolic acid (4) and Canophyllol (5).

Conclusion: The liposoluble fractions of Macaranga hemsleyana Pax & Hoffm. are mainly steroidal and triterpenoid compounds.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cholestenones / chemistry
  • Cholestenones / isolation & purification
  • Euphorbiaceae / chemistry*
  • Plant Bark / chemistry*
  • Plant Stems / chemistry*
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*
  • Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet / methods
  • Steroids / chemistry
  • Steroids / isolation & purification*
  • Stigmasterol / analogs & derivatives
  • Stigmasterol / chemistry
  • Stigmasterol / isolation & purification
  • Triterpenes / chemistry
  • Triterpenes / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Cholestenones
  • Steroids
  • Triterpenes
  • stigmast-4-en-3-one
  • stigmast-4-ene-3,6-dione
  • Stigmasterol