Securidacaxanthone A, a heptaoxygenated xanthone from Securidaca longepedunculata

A Meli Lannang; D Lontsi; F N Ngounou; B L Sondengam; A E Nkengfack; F R van Heerden; J C N Assob

doi:10.1016/j.fitote.2006.01.006

Securidacaxanthone A, a heptaoxygenated xanthone from Securidaca longepedunculata

Fitoterapia. 2006 Apr;77(3):199-202. doi: 10.1016/j.fitote.2006.01.006. Epub 2006 Mar 27.

Authors

A Meli Lannang¹, D Lontsi, F N Ngounou, B L Sondengam, A E Nkengfack, F R van Heerden, J C N Assob

Affiliation

¹ Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Yaounde I, P.O. Box 812, Yaounde, Cameroon.

PMID: 16564647
DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2006.01.006

Abstract

From the root bark of Securidaca longepedunculata, a heptaoxygenated xanthone (1) has been isolated as well as two known xanthones (2) and (3) and two salicylic acid derivatives (4) and (5). The structure of 1 has been elucidated from 1H and 13C-NMR spectral data.

MeSH terms

Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / methods
Plant Extracts / chemistry
Plant Roots / chemistry
Securidaca / chemistry*
Xanthones / chemistry*
Xanthones / isolation & purification*

Substances

Plant Extracts
Xanthones
securidacaxanthone A