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    • Natural Product Chemistry
    • Phytochemistry
    • Organic Chemistry

    Background:

    • Azorella species are known sources of diverse bioactive compounds.
    • Diterpenes and triterpenes represent important classes of natural products with various pharmacological properties.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To isolate and characterize new diterpenes from the aerial parts of Azorella spinosa.
    • To investigate the presence of known diterpenes, triterpenes, and other secondary metabolites.
    • To evaluate the isolated compounds for antibacterial, antioxidant, and enzymatic activities.

    Main Methods:

    • Spectroscopic methods (e.g., NMR, MS) for structure elucidation.
    • Conventional chemical methods for compound isolation and characterization.
    • Basic hydrolysis for chemical modification of isolated compounds.
    • Biological assays for antibacterial, antioxidant, and enzymatic activities.

    Main Results:

    • Isolation and structural determination of two new diterpenes: 2-acetoxy-13-hydroxy-mulin-11-ene and 2-acetoxy-mulin-11, 13-diene.
    • Obtention of 2, 13-dihydroxy-mulin-11-ene via basic hydrolysis.
    • Identification of known compounds: mulinolic acid, 13beta-hydroxyazorellane, ursolic acid triterpene lactone, quercetin, and 7-hydroxycoumarin.
    • No significant antibacterial, antioxidant, or enzymatic activity was detected for the tested compounds.

    Conclusions:

    • Azorella spinosa is a source of novel diterpenoids.
    • The isolated compounds from Azorella spinosa did not exhibit significant bioactivity in the tested assays.
    • Further research may be needed to explore other potential activities or modifications of these natural products.