title: Secondary metabolites of Bagassa guianensis Aubl. wood: a study of the chemotaxonomy of the Moraceae family.
abstract: In order to explain the durability of the Moraceae plant family, phytochemistry of Bagassa guianensis was performed. Ethyl acetate extract was obtained from the heartwood and 18 secondary metabolites were isolated, including 6 moracins [6-O-methyl-moracin M, 6-O-methyl-moracin N and moracin Z; previously identified: moracin M, moracin N and moracin P], 8 stilbenoids [presently identified: (-)-epialboctalol and arachidin 4; previously identified: alboctalol, trans-resveratrol, arachidin 2, trans-oxyresveratrol and artogomezianol], 3 previously identified flavonoids, steppogenin, katuranin and dihydromorin, beta-sitosterol and resorcinol. Previous studies suggest that stilbenoids are responsible for the natural durability of wood. Our study has determined that B. guianensis is closely related to Morus sp. in phylogeny and should be included in the Moreae sensu stricto tribe of the Moraceae family.
authors.affiliation: CNRS, UMR Ecofog, Université des Antilles et de la Guyane, Cayenne, France.
authors.forename: Mariana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Royer
authors.forename: Gaëtan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Herbette
authors.forename: Véronique
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Eparvier
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Beauchêne
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Thibaut
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stien
mesh_terms: D001572:Benzofurans / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D005616:French Guiana; D015394:Molecular Structure; D029586:Moraceae / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D013267:Stilbenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D014934:Wood / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D001572:Benzofurans; D013267:Stilbenes; C475758:moracin C