scholarly journals Prenylated chromones and coumarins from the leaves of Billburttia capensoides Sales & Hedge (Apiaceae)

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-109
Author(s):  
Mahefarivo Andrianjakaniaina ◽  
Diano Lova Rakotondramanana ◽  
Paule Annécie Benatrehina ◽  
Carla Slebodnick ◽  
Léa Rasoanaivo ◽  
...  

Billburttia Sales & Hedge is a new genus endemic to Madagascar, which belongs to the Apiaceae family and comprises of two species, namely Billburttia capensoides and B. vaginoides. The present work was undertaken in a view to explore secondary metabolites from the leaves of B. capensoides, contributing to have more knowledge on the chemical profile of this species. Liquid-liquid partition followed by chromatographic separation of its ethanolic extract led to the isolation of two new prenylated chromones, 2'R-hydroxy-7-O-methylallopeucenin and the known coumarins imperatorin and xanthotoxin. Their chemical structures were established on the basis of spectroscopic methods including nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and high resolution mass spectrometry, and by comparison with the reported data in the literature. The structure of the compound 3 was confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. This is the first report on the nonvolatile constituents of B. capensoides. The presence of imperatorin and xanthotoxin supported that the new endemic genus Billburttia belongs to the Apiaceae family. All these data may induce further research on this species in order to find new chemical entities with biological and chemotaxonomic interests.

Marine Drugs ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Mohamed Shaaban ◽  
Ghada S. E. Abou-El-Wafa ◽  
Christopher Golz ◽  
Hartmut Laatsch

Analysis of the air-dried marine red alga Laurencia papillosa, collected near Ras-Bakr at the Suez gulf (Red Sea) in Egypt delivered five new halogenated terpene derivatives: aplysiolic acid (1), 7-acetyl-aplysiol (2), aplysiol-7-one (3), 11,14-dihydroaplysia-5,11,14,15-tetrol (5a), and a new maneonene derivative 6, named 5-epi-maneolactone. The chemical structures of these metabolites were characterized employing spectroscopic methods, and the relative and absolute configurations were determined by comparison of experimental and ab initio-calculated NMR, NOE, ECD, and ORD data, and by X-ray diffraction of 2 and 6. The antimicrobial activities of the crude extract and compounds 1–3, 5a and 6 were studied.


2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1701200
Author(s):  
Feng-Ming Qi ◽  
Le-Le Dong ◽  
Zheng-Yu Li ◽  
Qiao-Ling Hu ◽  
Ying-Hong Liu ◽  
...  

A phytochemical study of the ethanolic extract of the leaves of Ligularia virgaurea led to the isolation of a new eremophilane-type sesquiterpene lactone, (4 S,5 R,6 S,8 S,10 R)–6β-angeloyloxy-eremophil-7(11)-en-10βH-8α,12-olide (1), along with a known eremophilane-type sesquiterpene, (4 S,5 R,6 S,10 S)–6β-angeloyloxy-10βH-furanoeremophil-9-one (2). Their structures were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic methods, including 1D and 2D nuclear magnetic resonance and high-resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry experiments, and the absolute configurations were confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis using the anomalous scattering of Cu Kα radiation.


2008 ◽  
Vol 73 (8-9) ◽  
pp. 1205-1221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiří Zedník ◽  
Jan Sedláček ◽  
Jan Svoboda ◽  
Jiří Vohlídal ◽  
Dmitrij Bondarev ◽  
...  

Dinuclear rhodium(I) η2:η2-cycloocta-1,5-diene (series a) and η2:η2-norborna-2,5-diene (series b) complexes with μ-RCOO- ligands, where R is linear C21H43 (complexes 1a, 1b), CH2CMe3 (2a, 2b), 1-adamantyl (3a, 3b) and benzyl (4a, 4b), have been prepared and characterized by spectroscopic methods. Structures of complexes 2b, 3a and 4a were determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. Complexes prepared show low to moderate catalytic activity in polymerization of phenylacetylene in THF giving high-cis-transoid polymers, but they show only oligomerization activity in dichloromethane.


Author(s):  
Chen Shi ◽  
Yue-Ling Peng ◽  
Juan He ◽  
Zheng-Hui Li ◽  
Ji-Kai Liu ◽  
...  

AbstractTwo undescribed Tricholoma triterpenoids, namely tricholopardins C (1) and D (2), were isolated from the wild mushroom Tricholoma pardinum. Their structures with absolute configurations were elucidated by spectroscopic methods, as well as the single crystal X-ray diffraction. Compounds 1 and 2 were further obtained by chemical conversions from the known analogues. Compound 1 showed significant cytotoxicity to MCF-7 and Hela cell lines with IC50 values of 4.7 μM and 9.7 μM, respectively. Its mechanism of inducing MCF-7 cell apoptosis was studied briefly. Graphical Abstract


Author(s):  
Morgan E. Milton ◽  
Jun-yong Choe ◽  
Richard B. Honzatko ◽  
Scott W. Nelson

Infection by the parasitePlasmodium falciparumis the leading cause of malaria in humans. The parasite has a unique and essential plastid-like organelle called the apicoplast. The apicoplast contains a genome that undergoes replication and repair through the action of a replicative polymerase (apPOL). apPOL has no direct orthologs in mammalian polymerases and is therefore an attractive antimalarial drug target. No structural information exists for apPOL, and the Klenow fragment ofEscherichia coliDNA polymerase I, which is its closest structural homolog, shares only 28% sequence identity. Here, conditions for the crystallization of and preliminary X-ray diffraction data from crystals ofP. falciparumapPOL are reported. Data complete to 3.5 Å resolution were collected from a single crystal (2 × 2 × 5 µm) using a 5 µm beam. The space groupP6522 (unit-cell parametersa=b= 141.8,c= 149.7 Å, α = β = 90, γ = 120°) was confirmed by molecular replacement. Refinement is in progress.


2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (09n10) ◽  
pp. 814-820
Author(s):  
Yingying Jia ◽  
Ling Xu ◽  
Bangshao Yin ◽  
Mingbo Zhou ◽  
Jianxin Song

Beginning with 5,10,15-triarylporphyrin-nickel complex, five meso-to-meso directly linked porphyrin-diazaporphyrin triads were successfully prepared for the first time through a series of reactions including formylation via Vilsmeier–Haack reaction, condensation with pyrrole, bromination with [Formula: see text]-Bromosuccinimide (NBS), oxidation with 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone (DDQ), metal-templated cyclization of dibromodipyrrin-metal complexes with NaN[Formula: see text] and demetalization. All these triads were comprehensively characterized by [Formula: see text]H NMR, high-resolution mass spectrometry and UV-vis absorption. In addition, the structure of compound 6Ni was unambiguously determined by X-ray diffraction analysis, which showed that the two dihedral angles are both 86.65 (4)[Formula: see text] between each mean plane of porphyrin and that of central diazaporphyrin The UV-vis absorption spectra disclosed that the longest wavelengths of Soret bands and Q bands for these triads were observed at 429 and 642 nm, respectively. In contrast to diazaporphyrin-porphyrin dyads, diazaporphyrin dimers and diazaporphyrin monomers reported previously the molar extinction coefficients, particularly for triad 8Ni are much higher.


Author(s):  
Swastik Mondal ◽  
Monika Mukherjee ◽  
Arnab Roy ◽  
Debabrata Mukherjee

Abstract(±)-1-oxoferruginol and (±)-shonanol, two potential intermediates in the synthesis of tricyclic diterpenoid ferruginol, have been prepared and crystal structures of the compounds have been investigated using single-crystal X-ray diffraction data. The methyl groups of the isopropyl moiety in (±)-shonanol are disordered over two positions with occupation factors 0.65(1) and 0.35(1), respectively. Although the chemical structures of two compounds are very similar, a C—C single bond in the terminal six-membered ring of (±)-1-oxoferruginol is replaced by a C=C bond in (±)-shonanol, the quantitative isostructurality index calculations indicate that the structures are not isostructural. Intermolecular O—H…O hydrogen bonds between pairs of molecules in the compounds related by center of inversion lead to characteristic dimers forming R


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keling Hu ◽  
Huachao Sui ◽  
Dongping Zhao

Abstract Naturally occurring nipagin and eugenol were used as the collaborative starting materials for poly(ether ester) materials. In this study, two series of nipagin and eugenol-derived copoly(ether ester)s, PHN11-xE1x and PHN11-xE2x (x = 0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%), were prepared with renewable 1,6-hexanediol as a comonomer. The nipagin-derived component acts as the renewable surrogate of petroleum-based dimethyl terephthalate (DMT), while the eugenol-derived component acts as the cooperative property modifier of parent homopoly(ether ester) PHN1. 1,6-Hexanediol was chosen as the spacer because of its renewability and short chain to enhance the glass transition temperatures (Tgs) of materials. The molecular weights and chemical structures were confirmed by gel permeation chromatograph (GPC), NMR and FTIR spectroscopies. Thermal and crystalline properties were studied by thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetric (DSC) and wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WXRD). The tensile assays were conducted to evaluate the mechanical properties. The results suggest that properties of such kind of poly(ether ester)s can be finely tuned by the relative content of two components. Synergistic interaction of two structurally distinctive parts endows the materials with high performance.


2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (35) ◽  
pp. 303-314
Author(s):  
Marcelo Kehl; ; ; ; DE SOUZA ◽  
Marcos Antônio KLUNK ◽  
Soyane Juceli Siqueira XAVIER ◽  
Mohuli DAS ◽  
Sudipta DASGUPTA

One of the main contaminants of kaolinite, the iron, directly impacts quality in its commercial value. The spectroscopic monitoring, measured the depth of absorption of kaolinite, is compared with the literature in order to identify possible contaminants. The occurrence of kaolinite is due to the formation of primary minerals after the partial release of cations and silicon. This clay-mineral has a simple shape, with variable crystallographic imperfections, especially in the presence of iron, which replaces aluminum in the mineral chain, causing various structural disorganizations. The extraction of industrial minerals combined with geological studies, allows the development of new sources of energy, such as clay minerals, in particular kaolinite. Depending on the origin of the kaolinites, the presence of iron oxides in its structure, Fe2O3 and FeO(OH), are common. By comparing the results of spectroscopy (X-ray fluorescence, X-ray diffraction, RAMAN) and imaging using SEM-EDS, it was possible to identify kaolinite, with a higher determination coefficient, when the proportion of kaolinite reaches 60% or more in the mix. Kaolinite can be identified and quantified with a high correlation in the mixture from the sample absorption. Thus, the method has great potential to assist in quantifying and, consequently, in discriminating the quality of kaolinite.


2005 ◽  
Vol 879 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Abid ◽  
C. Terrier ◽  
J-P Ansermet ◽  
K. Hjort

AbstractFollowing the theory, ferromagnetism is predicted in Mn- doped ZnO, Indeed, ferromagnetism above room temperature was recently reported in thin films as well as in bulk samples made of this material. Here, we have prepared Mn doped ZnO by electrodeposition. The samples have been characterized by X-ray diffraction and spectroscopic methods to ensure that the dopants are substitutional. Some samples exhibit weak ferromagnetic properties at room temperature, however to be useful for spintronics this material need additional carriers provided by others means.


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document