Polygonatum orientale Desf. (Asparagaceae) is herbaceous and perennial plant grown in northern parts of Iran. The rhizomes of Polygonatum, known as Iranian Shaghagho, is used in Iranian traditional medicine as tonic, aphrodisiac, wound healing, lightening, kidney stone remedy, gynecological and internal wounds healing, anti-gout and rheumatism, and anti-diabetic. The aim of this study was to ev...

Two new migrated hopane triterpenoids, viz. 4alpha-hydroxyfilican-3-one and fern-9(11)-en-12beta-ol, and olean-18-en-3-one and olean-12-en-3-one as the first example of oleanane compounds from Adiantum ferns were isolated along with many other known triterpenoids from Adiantum capillus-veneris of China and Egypt. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic analyses.

A chemical study on the n-BuOH-soluble fraction of the 95% EtOH extract of red yeast rice fermented with the fungus Monascus pilosus BCRC 38093 (Eurotiaceae) has resulted in the isolation of one new natural pyrrole derivative, designated as monascuspyrrole (1) together with nine known compounds, 3β-hydroxystigmast-5-en-7-one (2), β-sitostenone (3), monascin (4), ankaflavin (5), N-trans-feruloyl...

The metabolic pathway of cholesterol degradation by bacteria has not been completely established. Several possible intermediates have not been identified and many pathway delineations have not involved the use of the cholesterol molecule per se and just one bacterial species. The bacterial degradation of cholesterol by Pseudomonas sp. NCIB has been studied. Major biotransformation products incl...

The C=C double bond in the title mol-ecule, C(16)H(13)NO(5)S, has an E configuration. The crystal structure is stabilized by C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds. There is also a weak C-H⋯π-ring inter-action in the structure.

The title enamino-ketone, C(11)H(10)Br(2)FNO, has a roughly planar pentenone chain; the maximum displacement of an atom from the pentenone plane is 0.071 (4) Å. The dihedral angle between the benzene ring and the pentenone unit is 77.2 (1)°. Inter-molecular C-H⋯Br and C-H⋯O inter-actions, as well as an intra-molecular N-H⋯O inter-action, are observed. In both methyl groups, each H atom is disor...

The title enamino-ketone, C(12)H(15)NO, is a derivative of 4-(phenyl-amino)-pent-3-en-2-one with an approximately planar pentenone backbone, the greatest displacement from the plane being 0.042 (1) Å; the asymmetry in C-C distances in the group suggests the presence of unsaturated bonds. The dihedral angle between the benzene ring and the pentenone plane is 29.90 (4)°. In the crystal, an intra-...

In the title compound, C(11)H(12)O(2), the dihedral angle between the benzene ring and the but-3-en-2-one group is 4.04 (5)°. The crystal packing features chains, parallel to [-101], composed of dimers connected by weak C-H⋯O inter-actions..

Ngai say vang has the scientific name Zingiber montanum or synonym cassumunar Roxb. belongs to Ginger family (Zingiberaceae). The tree is native India and suitable for humid tropical climate of Asian countries. In Vietnam, this species found in Binh Dinh, An Giang Soc Trang provinces, with local names such as Gung dai, tia, vang. traditional medicine, rhizomes Z. have been often used remedies t...