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Enolic iridolactone and other iridoids from Alberta magna
S E Drewes1, M M Horn, J D Connolly
1Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
Phytochemistry
|May 30, 1998
Abstract:
From fresh leaves of Alberta magna two new iridoids and a known cyclopentene dialdehyde have been identified. One of the new compounds has the less-common irido-lactone structure and has an enolic hydrogen on C-4. Two of the compounds show short term mosquito-repellent effects.