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Chemical constituents of Cinnamomum cebuense
Consolacion Y Ragasa1, Dinah L Espineli, Esperanza Maribel G Agoo
1Chemistry Department and Center for Natural Sciences and Ecological Research, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines. consolacion.ragasa@dlsu.edu.ph
Aim:
To investigate the chemical constituents of Cinnamomum cebuense, an endemic and critically endangered tree found only in Cebu, Philippines.
Methods:
The compounds were isolated by silica gel chromatography. The structures of the isolates were elucidated by NMR spectroscopy.
Results:
The dichloromethane (DCM) extract of the bark of C. cebuense afforded a new monoterpene natural product 1 and a new sesquiterpene 2, along with the known compounds, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamaldehyde (3), 4-allyl-2-methoxyphenol (4), α-terpineol (5) and humulene (6). The DCM extract of the leaves of C. cebuense yielded 6, β-caryophyllene (7), squalene (8), and a mixture of α-amyrin (9), β-amyrin (10) and bauerenol (11). The structures of 1-7 were elucidated by extensive 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy, while the structures of 8-11 were identified by comparison of their (13)C NMR data with those reported in the literature.
Conclusion:
The bark of C. cebuense afforded monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes and phenolics, while the leaves yielded sesquiterpenes and triterpenes.
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