title: 6'-O-Coumaroylaloesin from Aloe castanea--a taxonomic marker for Aloe section Anguialoe.
abstract: The structure of 6'-O-coumaroylaloesin [2-acetonyl-8-(6-O-coumaroyl-beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-7-hydrox y-5-methylchromone], a mono-ester chromone derivative in which only the 6-position of the glucosyl moiety is esterified, was determined by spectroscopic methods. The compound is a unique chemotaxonomic character restricted to the six species in Aloe section Anguialoe.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Rand Afrikaans University, Auckland Park, South Africa. frvh@na.rau.ac.za
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: van Heerden
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Viljoen
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: van Wyk
mesh_terms: D000504:Aloe / Q000737:chemistry*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002867:Chromones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005960:Glucosides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D013057:Spectrum Analysis
chemical_list: C419986:6'-O-coumaroylaloesin; D002867:Chromones; D005960:Glucosides