The in vitro metabolism of [1-(14)C]linoleate, [1-(14)C]linolenate and their 9(S)-hydroperoxides was studied in cell-free preparations from tulip (Tulipa gesneriana) bulbs, leaves and flowers. Linoleate and its 9-hydroperoxide were converted by bulb and leaf preparations into three ketols: (12Z)-9-hydroxy-10-oxo-12-octadecadienoic acid (alpha-ketol), (11E)-10-oxo-13-hydroxy-11-octadecadienoic a...

Dichloromethane root extract of Rennellia elliptica Korth. showed strong inhibition of Plasmodium falciparum growth in vitro with an IC₅₀ value of 4.04 µg/mL. A phytochemical study of the dichloromethane root extract has led to the isolation and characterization of a new anthraquinone, 1,2-dimethoxy-6-methyl-9,10-anthraquinone (1), and ten known anthraquinones: 1-hydroxy-2-methoxy-6-methyl-9,10...

Condensation and cyclization of 5-hydroxy- 1,2,4- thiadiazol-2-yl hydrazine 1 with pyruvic acid, phenacyl bromide, propargyl bromide and ally1 bromide afforded compounds 2,5,7 3, 4 ,6 and 8 respectively, Reaction of 1 with epichforohydrine afforded 4-hydroxy-N-[5-hydroxy- 1 ,3,4-thiadiazoly1] pyrazolidine 9

Two new monoterpenoids, 8,10-dihydroxy-9(2)-methylbutyryloxythymol (1) and 10-hydroxy-8,9-dioxyisopropylidene-thymol (2), together with five known thymol derivatives: 8,9,10-trihydroxythymol (3), thymol-beta-glucopyranoside (4), 9-hydroxythymol (5), 8,10-dihydroxy-9-isobutyryloxythymol (6), and 8-hydroxy-9,10-diisobutyryloxythymol (7), were isolated from Centipeda minima. Their structures were ...

Leguminosae, Erythrina, Pterocarpans, Isoflavans, Phytoalexins Two new phytoalexins isolated from the fungus-inoculated leaflets of Erythrina sandwicensis have been identified as (—)-6aS; 11 aS-3,6 a,9-trihydroxy-10-isopentenylpterocarpan (sandwicarpin) and (—)-6a/?; 11 a^-3-hydroxy-9-methoxy-10-isopentenylpterocaipan (sandwicensin). These compounds co-occur with several known pterocarpan (deme...

A divergent asymmetric total synthesis of voacafricines and B, hexacyclic monoterpene indole alkaloids, has been accomplished featuring the following key steps: a) a catalyst-controlled Pictet–Spengler reaction 6-methoxytryptamine with chiral α-ketoester affording 1,1-disubstituted tetrahydro-β-carboline in excellent yield diastereoselectivity; b) oxidative cleavage 3,5-disubstituted cyclopente...

Mycobacterium sp. strain PYR-1, previously shown to extensively mineralize high-molecular-weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in pure culture and in sediments, degrades fluoranthene to 9-fluorenone-1-carboxylic acid. In this study, 10 other fluoranthene metabolites were isolated from ethyl acetate extracts of the culture medium by thin-layer and high-performance liquid chromatographic metho...

BACKGROUND Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides and Z. leprieurii fruits are commonly used in traditional system of medicine for diarrhea, pain, wound healing, etc. in Cameroon, Africa. Z. leprieurii fruits have been chemically studied for its bioactive compounds whereas the investigation on Z. zanthoxyloides fruits is lacking. RESULTS After a detailed chemical analysis of the fruits of Z. leprieurii a...

In the presence of strong bases (NaH, DBU, KOH), ethyl 4-chloromethyl-6-methyl-2-oxo1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-carboxylate and 4-mesyloxymethyl-6-methyl-5-tosyl-1,2,3,4tetrahydropyrimidin-2-one are transformed into novel tricyclic compounds, diethyl 9-methyl-5methylene-3,11-dioxo-2,3,4,5,6a,7,10,11-octahydro-1,6-methano[1,3]diazepino[1,7-e][1,3,5]triazocine-6,8(1H)-dicarboxylate and 9-methy...