Lignans and anthraquinones from the fruits of Morinda citrifolia

Nat Prod Res. 2007 Nov;21(13):1199-204. doi: 10.1080/14786410601132451.

Abstract

Two new anthraquinones, 1,6-dihydroxy-5-methoxy-2-methoxymethylanthraquinone (1) and 1,5,7-trihydroxy-6-methoxy-2-methoxymethylanthraquinone (2), and one new lignan isoamericanoic acid A (3) were isolated from the fruits of Morinda citrifolia along with 11 known compounds scopoletin, luteolin, americanin A, americanin D, 3,3'-bisdemethylpinoresinol, p-cresol, p-hydroxybenzoic acid, p-hydroxybenzaldehyde, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamaldehyde, and 2,5-dihydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde. The structures of all compounds were elucidated by spectroscopic analysis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anthraquinones / chemistry
  • Anthraquinones / isolation & purification*
  • Fruit / chemistry
  • Lignans / chemistry
  • Lignans / isolation & purification*
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Morinda / chemistry*
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Optical Rotation
  • Pacific Islands
  • Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
  • Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared

Substances

  • Anthraquinones
  • Lignans