A new secoiridoid glucoside, amaronitidin, from the Peruvian folk medicine "Hercampuri" (Gentianella nitida)

Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2001 Jun;49(6):771-2. doi: 10.1248/cpb.49.771.

Abstract

A new secoiridoid glucoside designated amaronitidin (1) was isolated from the Peruvian folk medicine "Hercampuri" (Gentianella nitida) along with three known secoiridoid glucosides. Their structures were determined by extensive spectroscopic investigation.

MeSH terms

  • Glucosides / chemistry
  • Glucosides / isolation & purification*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Magnoliopsida / chemistry*
  • Medicine, Traditional*
  • Peru
  • Phytotherapy
  • Pyrans / chemistry
  • Pyrans / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Glucosides
  • Pyrans
  • amaronitidin