title: Volatile components from selected Tahitian liverworts.
abstract: Six Tahitian liverworts, Trichocolea pluma, Chandonanthus hirtellus, Mastigophora diclados, Jungermannia sp., Plagiochila sp. and Cyathodium foetidissimum were chemically investigated. All of these liverworts produce their own characteristic compounds. Vanillic acid methyl ester was isolated for the first time from T. pluma. Skatol is responsible for the very intense unpleasant odor of C. foetidissimum. Herbertane-type sesquiterpenoids are peculiar components of M. diclados, and fusicoccane-type diterpenoids were identified in Pagiochila sp. Cembranes and ent-verticillanes were isolated from C. hirtellus and also detected in Jungermannia species. C. hirtellus also biosynthesizes algal components and such results may suggest that some liverworts originate from algae.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamaschiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan.
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ludwiczuk
authors.forename: Ismiarni
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Komala
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pham
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bianchini
authors.forename: Phila
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Raharivelomanana
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Asakawa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D035926:Hepatophyta / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011114:Polynesia; D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds