Molecules (Sep 2016)

Chemical Constituents from Flueggea virosa and the Structural Revision of Dehydrochebulic Acid Trimethyl Ester

  • Chih-Hua Chao,
  • Ying-Ju Lin,
  • Ju-Chien Cheng,
  • Hui-Chi Huang,
  • Yung-Ju Yeh,
  • Tian-Shung Wu,
  • Syh-Yuan Hwang,
  • Yang-Chang Wu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules21091239
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 21, no. 9
p. 1239

Abstract

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In an attempt to study the chemical constituents from the twigs and leaves of Flueggea virosa, a new terpenoid, 9(10→20)-abeo-ent-podocarpane, 3β,10α-dihydroxy-12-methoxy-13- methyl-9(10→20)-abeo-ent-podocarpa-6,8,11,13-tetraene (1), as well as five known compounds were characterized. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analysis. In addition, the structure of dehydrochebulic acid trimethyl ester was revised as (2S,3R)-4E-dehydrochebulic acid trimethyl ester based on a single-crystal X-ray diffraction study. The in vitro anti-hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) activity and cytotoxicity against Huh7.5 cells for the isolated compounds were evaluated.

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