Molecules (Jan 2015)

Isoleojaponin, a New Halimane Diterpene Isolated from Leonurus japonicus

  • Hankui Wu,
  • Sensheng Wang,
  • Zhiyong Xu,
  • Shanshan Sun,
  • Haijuan Liu,
  • Jinjin Wang,
  • Yan E,
  • Yanyan Lv,
  • Xuelin Dong,
  • Gang Li,
  • Liping Zhang,
  • Yunfeng Shi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules20010839
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 20, no. 1
pp. 839 – 845

Abstract

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Leojaponin (2), a labdane diterpene, was isolated from the EtOH extract of the herb of Leonurus japonicus together with a new halimane diterpene named isoleojaponin (1). Isoleojaponin has a new diterpene skeleton with a unique cross-conjugated α,β-unsaturated ketone system, Their structures were elucidated by physical and spectroscopic analysis, and the relative configuration of the chiral C-9 carbon was determined by a computational method, and analysis of its possible biogenesis pathways.

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