New phenylalkanoids from Zingiber officinale

Nat Prod Commun. 2011 Jun;6(6):855-6.

Abstract

Two new phenylalkanoids, 3-hydroxy-1-(4'-hydroxy-3'-methoxy-phenyl)-hexan-5-one (1) and 3-hydroxy-1-(3',5'-dimethoxy-4'-hydroxyphenyl)-hexan-5-one (2) were isolated from the rhizomes of Chinese ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe (Zingiberaceae)). The structures of two new phenylalkanoids were elucidated by chemical and physical evidence.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Catechols / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Rhizome / chemistry
  • Zingiber officinale / chemistry*

Substances

  • 3-hydroxy-1-(3',5'-dimethoxy-4'-hydroxyphenyl)-hexan-5-one
  • 3-hydroxy-1-(4'-hydroxy-3'-methoxy-phenyl)-hexan-5-one
  • Catechols