Molecules (Jun 2019)

Euphosantianane E–G: Three New Premyrsinane Type Diterpenoids from <i>Euphorbia sanctae-catharinae</i> with Contribution to Chemotaxonomy

  • Abdelsamed I. Elshamy,
  • Tarik A. Mohamed,
  • Saud L. Al-Rowaily,
  • Ahmed M. Abd-ElGawad,
  • Basharat A. Dar,
  • Abdelaaty A. Shahat,
  • Mohamed-Elamir F. Hegazy

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24132412
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 24, no. 13
p. 2412

Abstract

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Euphorbia species were widely used in traditional medicines for the treatment of several diseases. From the aerial parts of Egyptian endemic plant, Euphorbia sanctae-catharinae, three new premyrsinane diterpenoids, namely, euphosantianane E−G (1−3), alongside four known triterpenes, 9,19-cyclolanostane-3β,24S-diol (4), 25-methoxycycloartane-3β,24S-diol (5), 25-methylenecycloartan-3β,24R-diol (6), and 25-methylenecycloartan-3β,24S-diol (7), were isolated and identified. The chemical structures were proven depending upon spectroscopic analysis, including FTIR, HRFABMS, and 1D/2D-NMR. The chemotaxonomic significance of the isolated compounds, especially diterpenes from E. sanctae-catharinae compared to those documented from different Euphorbia species was also studied via agglomerative hierarchical clustering (AHC). The Egyptian endemic Euphorbia sanctae-catharina was grouped with E. bupleuroides, E. fidjiana, E. fischeriana, E. pithyusa subsp. cupanii, E. prolifera, and E. seguieriana, where myrsinol diterpenoids were the characteristic compounds.

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