title: Chemical constituents of the hemiparasitic plant Phoradendron brachystachyum DC Nutt (Viscaceae).
abstract: Phoradendron brachystachyum is a hemiparasitic plant widely distributed in México that belongs to the Viscaceae family. It has been commonly used in folk medicine as a substitute for the European mistletoe. In this chemical study, morolic acid was isolated as the major component (47.54% of the total composition of acetone extract) of this plant. In addition, 19 known compounds were identified: β-sitosteryl and stigmasteryl linoleates, β-sitosterol, stigmasterol, triacontanol, squalene, α- and β-amyrin, lupeol, lupenone, betulin aldehyde, betulon aldehyde, oleanolic aldehyde, betulinic acid, betulonic acid, moronic acid, morolic acid, oleanolic acid, flavonoids acacetin and acacetin 7-methyl ether. There have been no previous reports in the literature on the chemical composition of this potential natural source of hypoglycaemic and antihypertensive compounds.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigaciones Químicas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Avenida Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62209, México.
authors.forename: Sugey
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: López-Martínez
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Navarrete-Vázquez
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Estrada-Soto
authors.forename: Ismael
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: León-Rivera
authors.forename: María Yolanda
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Rios
mesh_terms: D000096:Acetone; D000447:Aldehydes / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D005233:Fatty Alcohols / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008041:Linoleic Acids / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008800:Mexico; D015394:Molecular Structure; D028184:Phoradendron / Q000737:chemistry*; D010840:Phytosterols / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D035261:Plant Components, Aerial / Q000737:chemistry*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D014315:Triterpenes / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000447:Aldehydes; D005233:Fatty Alcohols; D005419:Flavonoids; D008041:Linoleic Acids; D010840:Phytosterols; D010936:Plant Extracts; D014315:Triterpenes; C459622:morolic acid; D000096:Acetone; C047578:1-triacontanol