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Published on: October 4, 2019
Diterpenes, ionol-derived, and flavone glycosides from Podocarpus elongatus
Laura Faiella1, Abeer Temraz, Nunziatina De Tommasi
1Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Abstract:
Eight compounds, nagilactone C 7-O-α-L-arabinopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-D-xylopyranoside, nagilactone C 7-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-D-xylopyranoside, nagilactone C 7-O-β-D-xylopyranoside, nagilactone A 7-O-α-L-arabinopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-D-xylopyranoside, 2β,15S,16,17,19-pentahydroxy-isopimar-8(14)-ene 17-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, 2β,15R,16,17,19-pentahydroxy-isopimar-8(14)-ene 17-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, 1-(2,6,6-trimethyl-4-hydroxycyclohexenyl)-1-hydroxy-buta-1-en-3-one 4-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, and vitexin 2″-O-β-D-(6'''-acetyl)-glucopyranoside together with 13 known compounds, were isolated from the leaves of Podocarpus elongatus. Structures were elucidated by 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy as well as by ESI mass spectrometry and chemical methods. The absolute configurations of the 15,16-diol moieties in two compounds were determined using Snatzke's method.
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