Bioactive clerodane diterpenes from roots of Carex distachya.
Two new clerodane diterpenes were isolated from roots of Carex distachya Desf., a perennial plant widely distributed in the coastal area of the Mediterranean basin. Chemical characterization of the metabolites was carried out mainly by 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy. The isolated compounds influenced either positively or negatively the plant growth (root and shoot elongation) of three coexisting herbaceous species.
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Laboratorio di Fitochimica, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Via Vivaldi 43, 81100 Caserta, Italy. antonio.fiorentino@unina2.it
Antonio
A
Fiorentino
Brigida
B
D'Abrosca
Severina
S
Pacifico
Angelina
A
Izzo
Grazia
G
D'Angelo
Pietro
P
Monaco
D031255:Carex Plant / Q000737:chemistry*; D029748:Caryophyllaceae / Q000187:drug effects; D045785:Diterpenes, Clerodane / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D010675:Pheromones; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry; D006109:Poaceae / Q000187:drug effects
C554755:13-hydroxyclerodane-7,14-diene; C554756:15-hydroxyclerodane-7,13-diene; D045785:Diterpenes, Clerodane; D010675:Pheromones