A new triglycosyl flavonoid isolated from leaf juice of Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri (Crassulaceae)

Nat Prod Commun. 2015 Mar;10(3):433-6.

Abstract

Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri R. Hamet & H. Perrier (Crassulaceae) is a succulent species empirically used as a vaginal contraceptive as well as to heal genitourinary infections. A phytochemical study of leaf juice prepared from specimens collected in the flowering season resulted in the isolation of the new flavonoid quercetin 3-O-α-rhamnopyranoside-7-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->3)-α-L-rhamnopyranoside, as well as the already known 6-C-β-D-glucopyranosyl- 8-C-β-D-glucopyranosylapigenin (vicenin-2). The NMR spectra of this flavonoid at room temperature exhibited broad and duplicated signals, suggesting the existence of rotameric conformers, which was confirmed by coalescence of the signals at 40°C. The structural elucidation was based on 1H and 13C NMR (HMQC and HMBC) analyses and MS data. This is the first report of a C-glycosyl flavonoid (vicenin-2) in the Crassulaceae family. Additionally, this is the first study in which atropoisomerism has been shown for vicenin-2.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Apigenin / chemistry
  • Crassulaceae / chemistry*
  • Flavonoids / chemistry*
  • Glucosides / chemistry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry*

Substances

  • Flavonoids
  • Glucosides
  • apigenin-6,8-di-C-glycopyranoside
  • quercetin 3-O-alpha-rhamnopyranoside-7-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-3)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranoside
  • Apigenin