3-Benzyl-4-chromanones (homoisoflavanones) from bulbs of the ethnomedicinal geophyte Ledebouria revoluta (Hyacinthaceae)

2006/08/25 by Nivan Moodley, Neil R. Crouch, Dulcie A. Mulholland +2 · 1 citation
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Chemistry · Materials Science · #Biology #Botany #Chemistry #Natural product bioactivities and synthesis #Phytochemical Studies and Bioactivities #Phytochemistry and Bioactive Compounds

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2006.01.004

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Abstract

Ledebouria revoluta (Hyacinthaceae: Hyacinthoideae), used widely as an ethnomedicinal in southern Africa, has been characterised phytochemically for the first time. Four homoisoflavanones (3-benzyl-4-chromanones) were isolated from the bulbs and their absolute configuration at C-3 determined using CD spectroscopy. The chemotaxonomic and ethnopharmacological significance of the presence of 3-benzyl-4-chromanones is discussed.

Citations

• Coincident isolation of a novel homoisoflavonoid from Resnova humifusa and Eucomis montana (Hyacinthoideae: Hyacinthaceae)
• A novel 3-hydroxy-3-benzyl-4-chromanone-type homoisoflavonoid from Albuca fastigiata (Ornithogaloideae: Hyacinthaceae)

Cited by

• Ledebouria revoluta [wikipedia]