New butenolides in plantlets of Virola surinamensis (Myristicaceae).
A phytochemical investigation in plantlets of the Brazilian medicinal tree Virola surinamensis resulted in the isolation and structural determination of four new compounds: 3-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-(11'-piperonyl-n-undecyl)-butenolide; 3-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-(7'-piperonyl-n-heptyl)-butanolide; 9'-(3,4-methylenedioxy-phenyl)-nonanoic acid and 13'-(3,4-methylene-dioxyphenyl)-tridecanoic acid. Thirteen compounds previously isolated from seeds and adult plants were also reported.
Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil.
Norberto Peporine
NP
Lopes
Pierre Alexandre Dos
PA
Santos
Massuo Jorge
MJ
Kato
Massayoshi
M
Yoshida
D015107:4-Butyrolactone / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D026324:Myristicaceae; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry
D010936:Plant Extracts; D015107:4-Butyrolactone