Two novel cardenolides from Calotropis procera

J Asian Nat Prod Res. 2015;17(9):900-7. doi: 10.1080/10286020.2015.1040772. Epub 2015 May 14.

Abstract

Two new cardenolides, named ischarin and ischaridin in addition to 10 known compounds, were isolated from Calotropis procera Ait. (Asclepiadaceae), growing wild in Jordan. Their structures were established mainly by the extensive application of one- and two-dimensional (1)H and (13)C-NMR spectroscopy.

Keywords: Asclepiadaceae; Calotropis procera; cardenolides; flavanoids; ischaridin; ischarin.

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / isolation & purification*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology
  • Calotropis / chemistry*
  • Cardenolides / chemistry
  • Cardenolides / isolation & purification*
  • Cardenolides / pharmacology
  • Jordan
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Cardenolides
  • Plant Extracts
  • ischaridin
  • ischarin