A new illicinolide from leaves of Illicium micranthum Dunn

Nat Prod Res. 2014;28(19):1598-601. doi: 10.1080/14786419.2014.927875. Epub 2014 Aug 7.

Abstract

The ethyl acetate extract from leaves of Illicium micranthum Dunn exhibited radical scavenging ability on DPPH radical-scavenging assay. Further phytochemical investigation led to the isolation of a new sesquiterpenoid, illicinolide C (1), and eight known compounds (2-9). The structural elucidations of the compounds were based on spectroscopic methods and by comparison of their spectroscopic data with those reported in the references. Except compound 9, all the other compounds were isolated from I. micranthum Dunn for the first time, while compounds 1 and 2 were new to the Illiciaceae family.

Keywords: DPPH; Illiciaceae; Illicium micranthum Dunn; illicinolide; illicinolide C.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biphenyl Compounds / chemistry
  • Biphenyl Compounds / isolation & purification
  • Biphenyl Compounds / pharmacology
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / chemistry
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / isolation & purification*
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / pharmacology
  • Free Radical Scavengers / chemistry
  • Free Radical Scavengers / isolation & purification
  • Free Radical Scavengers / pharmacology
  • Illicium / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Picrates / pharmacology
  • Plant Extracts / isolation & purification
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Sesquiterpenes / chemistry
  • Sesquiterpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Sesquiterpenes / pharmacology
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Biphenyl Compounds
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal
  • Free Radical Scavengers
  • Picrates
  • Plant Extracts
  • Sesquiterpenes
  • illicinolide C
  • 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl