Chemical Constituents of Polygonaceous Plants. I

Chemical constituents and bioactivities of plants from the genus Paeonia.

Chemical Constituents and Pharmacological Activity of Agarwood and Aquilaria Plants.

Agarwood, a highly precious non-timber fragrant wood of Aquilaria spp. (Thymelaeaceae), has been widely used in traditional medicine, religious rites, and cultural activities. Due to the inflated demanding and depleted natural resources, the yields of agarwood collected from the wild are shrinking, and the price is constantly rising, which restricts agarwood scientific research and wide applica...

Chemical Constituents of Salvia aegyptiaca

The essential oil of Salvia aegyptiaca was analysed by GC/ MS technique. Eighteen compounds were identified. It was found that the essential oil comprises 40% terpenoidal constituents, opposite to 32% fat derivatives. The major terpenoidal component was 1(10)aristolene (19.3%). From the non-volatile matter, β-amyrin, lupeol, β-sitosterol, stigmasterol, β-sitosterol-β-D-glucopyranoside and stigm...

Chemical constituents of Simarouba versicolor.

From the roots, stems and fruits of Simarouba versicolor (Simaroubaceae) were isolated quassinoids (3, 5-7), triterpenoids (8-14), a mixture of steroids (15-17), the flavonoid kaempferol (18) and the squalene derivative 11,14-diacetoxy-7,10; 15,18-diepoxy-6,19-dihidroxy-6,7,10,11,14,15,18,19-octahydrosqualene (19). Spectral data were used for structural characterization.

Chemical constituents of Rourea doniana

The chromatography fractionation of the hexane, chloroform and ethyl acetate extracts from the leaves and stems of Rourea doniana Baker, Connaraceae, resulted in the isolation of five triterpenes (lupeol, lupenone, α-amyrenone, β-amyrenone, and taraxerol), a flavonol (7,4’-dimethylkaempferol), a coumarin (scopoletin) and four phytosteroids (β-sitosterol, stigmasterol, β-sitosteryl-3-Oβ-D-glucop...