A new picrotoxane-type sesquiterpene from Dendrobium findlayanum

J Asian Nat Prod Res. 2011 Oct;13(11):1047-50. doi: 10.1080/10286020.2011.620952. Epub 2011 Oct 19.

Abstract

A new picrotoxane-type sesquiterpene, findlayanin (1), was isolated from Dendrobium findlayanum with crystallinin (2). The structure of compound 1 was established to be (1R,2S,3R,4S,5R,6S,9R)-2,3,11,12-tetrahydroxypicrotoxan-12(15)-lactone by spectroscopic methods.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Dendrobium / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Sesquiterpenes / chemistry
  • Sesquiterpenes / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Sesquiterpenes
  • crystallinin
  • findlayanin