Eudesmanolides and methyl ester derivatives from Dimerostemma arnottii

Nat Prod Commun. 2010 May;5(5):669-74.

Abstract

The phytochemical investigation of Dimerostemma arnottii (Asteraceae) afforded, in addition to a known eudesmanolide, two unusual eudesmane methyl ester derivatives and a new eudesmanolide. Structural elucidation of the compounds was based on their 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic as well as HR-ESI-MS data. There is a remarkable similarity between the structures of the eudesmanes from D. arnottii and those previously encountered in other Dimerostemma species, which is in agreement with the results of a previous phylogenetic study based on molecular data. The chemotaxonomic relevance of the isolated compounds is briefly discussed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Asteraceae / chemistry*
  • Brazil
  • Esters / chemistry
  • Esters / isolation & purification*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Structure
  • Phylogeny
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / isolation & purification*
  • Sesquiterpenes / chemistry
  • Sesquiterpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Species Specificity
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization

Substances

  • Esters
  • Plant Extracts
  • Sesquiterpenes
  • eudesmanolide