Phytochemical investigation of Turnera diffusa

J Nat Prod. 2007 Feb;70(2):289-92. doi: 10.1021/np060253r. Epub 2007 Feb 7.

Abstract

A phytochemical investigation of Turnera diffusa afforded 35 compounds, comprised of flavonoids, terpenoids, saccharides, phenolics, and cyanogenic derivatives, including five new compounds (1-5) and a new natural product (6). These compounds were characterized as luteolin 8-C-E-propenoic acid (1), luteolin 8-C-beta-[6-deoxy-2-O-(alpha-l-rhamnopyranosyl)-xylo-hexopyranos-3-uloside] (2), apigenin 7-O-(6' '-O-p-Z-coumaroyl-beta-d-glucopyranoside) (3), apigenin 7-O-(4' '-O-p-Z-coumaroylglucoside) (4), syringetin 3-O-[beta-d-glucopyranosyl-(1-->6)-beta-d-glucopyranoside] (5), and laricitin 3-O-[beta-d-glucopyranosyl-(1-->6)-beta-d-glucopyranoside] (6). Their structures were determined by spectroscopic and chemical methods.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Flavonoids / chemistry
  • Flavonoids / isolation & purification*
  • Glycosides / chemistry
  • Glycosides / isolation & purification*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Phenols / chemistry
  • Phenols / isolation & purification*
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Terpenes / chemistry
  • Terpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Turnera / chemistry*

Substances

  • Flavonoids
  • Glycosides
  • Phenols
  • Terpenes