title: Taxiphyllin from Henriettella fascicularis.
abstract: (2R)-alpha-(beta-D-Glucopyranosyloxy)-4-hydroxybenzeneacetonitrile (taxiphyllin) dihydrate, C(14)H(17)NO(7) x 2H(2)O, is a naturally occurring cyanogenetic glycoside which has been isolated from Henriettella fascicularis (Sw.) C. Wright (Melastomataceae). Its structure is stabilized by a wealth of intermolecular O-H...O and O-H...N hydrogen bonds spun into a three-dimensional network. Further stabilization arises from an intramolecular O-H...O bond and weak intermolecular C-H...O interactions. The very anisotropic growth speeds of the basal pinacoids from methanol mirror a certain structural inhomogeneity.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Pharmacognosie et Phytochimie, Université de Lausanne, BEP, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Angela I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Calderón
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Terreaux
authors.forename: Mahabir P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Kurt
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hostettmann
authors.forename: Kurt J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Schenk
mesh_terms: D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009570:Nitriles / Q000737:chemistry*; D010176:Panama; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry; D010947:Plants, Toxic / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D009570:Nitriles; D010936:Plant Extracts; C011360:taxiphyllin