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Racemochrysone, a dihydroanthracenone from Senna racemosa
Gonzalo J Mena-Rejón1, Karla Pérez-Rivas, Pablo Sansorez-Peraza
1Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, México.
Zeitschrift Fur Naturforschung. C, Journal of Biosciences
|November 21, 2002
Abstract:
From the hexane extract of the bark of the stems of Senna racemosa (syn. Cassia racemosa) a new dihydroanthracenone derivative, named racemochrysone, was isolated. Its structure was established as 8,9-dihydroxy-3-methoxy-2,2,6-trimethyl-(2H)-anthracen-1-one based on spectroscopical data, mainly 1D and 2D NMR experiments. In addition beta-sitosterol, stigmasterol, chrysophanol and physcion were obtained. From the leaves extracts the piperidine alkaloid cassine and the hexitol pinitol were obtained.