GC-MS Analysis of the Essential Oil from the Oleoresin of Pistacia atlantica var. mutica

The oleoresin of Pistacia atlantica var. mutica, growing in different regions of Iran, is a popular naturally occurring chewing gum and has been used traditionally in the treatment of peptic ulcer. The GC-MS analysis of the essential oil, obtained from steam distillation of the oleoresin of P. Atlantica var. mutica, has led to the identification and quantification of eleven terpenoids, -pinene (70%), -pinene (1.94%), 3-carene (0.2%), carveol (2.18%), epoxypinene (2.15%), limonene oxide (9%), myrtenol (5.31%), limonene (0.62%), citral (5.72%), -phellandrene (0.2%), and -myrcene (0.3%). The total amount of essential oil obtained was 22% v/w which is higher than any other species of the genus Pestacia.     

The Essential Oil of Ajuga bombycina from Turkey

Water-distilled essential oil fromAjuga bombycina,endemic in Turkey, was analyzed by GC/MS. Fifty-four compounds were characterized representing 96.2% of the oil with-pinene (28.2%),-pinene (18.5%), germacrene D (8.5%), and-phellandrene + limonene (6.9%) as the major constituents     

The Composition of Essential Oils from Various Parts of Juniperus foetidissima

Water-distilled oils from the leaf, cone berry, seedless cone berry, seed, and branch of Juniperus foetidissima were analyzed by GC/MS. The main components of the leaf oil were found as -thujone and cedrol. Sabinene was the major component in the essential oil of cone berries. Sabinene, -thujone, and abietal were the main components of the seed and seedless cone berry oils. In the branch oil -pinene was the major component.     

A study of the substances present in essential oils

Conclusions The essential oil ofJuniperus pseudosabina Fisch. et Mey, obtained from small flowers by steam distillation has been investigated. It has been established that it contains not less than 43 components, of wich the following have been identified:l--pinene (67%), camphene (0.5%),l--pinene (3.5%), sabinene (0.5%), ³-carene (0.3%), -myrcene (1.2%), -phellandrene (0.1%),l-limonene (0.7%),l--phellandrene (0.2%), -terpinene (0.3%), p-cymene (0.2%), terpinolene (0.1%), methyl n-nonyl ketone (2.4%), d-thujone (0.3%),l-camphor (0.2%), d-terpinen-4-ol (0.3%),l-linalool (0.7%),l-borneol (0.3%),l-terpineol (0.4%), nerol (0.2%), geraniol (0.25%), d-cedrol (12%), elemol (0.3%), eudesmol (0.35%), and sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (5.6%):l--cedrene,l--elemene,l--cedrene, d--cadinene, d-ar-curcumene,l-calamenene, and d-calacorene.Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, Vol. 5, No. 6, pp. 482–487, 1969     

Polyhydroxysteroids from the Far-Eastern starfishCtenodiscus crispatus

Four new polyhydroxysteroids, 5-cholesta-3,5,6,15,16,25,26-heptaol, 24-ethyl-5-cholesta-3,5,6,15,28,29-heptaol-29-sulfate, (22E)-24-methyl-5-cholest-22-ene-3,5,6,15,25,26-hexaol-26-sulfate, 24-propyl-5-cholesta-3,5,6,8,15,28,29-heptaol, and the known 5-cholesta-3,5,6,15,16,26-hexaol, have been isolated from the starfishCtenodiscus crispatus.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1821–1825, October, 1994.     

Mössbauer studies of the thermal decomposition of iron(II) ammonium sulphate hexahydrate

The thermal decomposition of binary copolymers of acrylonitrile with variable amounts of -methylstyrene (2–40%) has been studied atp=10^–2–10^–4 torr andT=0–600°. The decomposition products (solids, liquids and gases) have been characterized by IR and UV spectroscopy, gas chromatography, vapor pressure osmometry and elemental analysis. The decomposition mechanism has been ascertained on the basis of the obtained results.

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Zusammenfassung Die thermische Zersetzung der binären Kopolymere von Akrylnitril mit verschiedenen Mengen von -Methylstyrol (2–40%) wurde beip=10^–2–10^–4 Torr undT=0–600° untersucht. Die Zersetzungsprodukte (Festkörper, Flüssigkeiten und Gase) wurden durch IR- und UV-Spektroskopie, Gaschromatographie, Dampfdruck-Osmometrie und Elementaranalyse charakterisiert. Der Zersetzungsmechanismus wurde an Hand der erhaltenen Ergebnisse bestätigt.

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Résumé On a étudié la décomposition thermique des copolymères binaires de l'acrylonitrile avec des quantités variables d'-méthylstyrène (2–40%), àp=10^–2–10^–4 torr etT=0–600°. Les produits de décomposition (solides, liquides et gaz) ont été caractérisés par spectroscopie IR et UV, Chromatographie en phase gazeuse, osmométrie sous pression de vapeur et analyse élémentaire. Le méchanisme de décomposition a été établi à partir des résultats obtenus.

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An investigation of the component composition of the essential oil of Monarda fistulosa

The composition of the essential oil of wild bergamot bee balm introduced into the Krasnodarsk Krai has been analyzed by chromatomass spectrometry. The essential oil contains 34 components of which the main ones are -pinene (3.5%), -pinene (2.9%), -terpinene (1.7%), p-cymene (32.5), an aliphatic aldehyde (6.3%), sabinene hydrate (1.9%), -caryophyllene (1.1%), the methyl ether of carvacrol (5.5%), citronellyl acetate (1.6%), thymol (12.6%), and carvacrol (24.0%). The compounds were identified on the basis of their mass-spectrometric characteristics and arithmetical retention indices.A. N. Severtsov Institute of Animal Evolutionary Morphology and Ecology, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow. All-Union Scientific-Research Institute of Drugs, Moscow. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, Vol. 5, pp. 646–649, September–October, 1989.     

Triterpene Glycosides of Fatsia japonica. VI. Structures of Glycosides D3a and D3b

Seeds of Fatsia japonica (Araliaceae) yielded the new glycosides of gypsogenin: 3-O--D-glucopyranosyl-(12)-O--D-glucopyranoside and 3-O--D-galactopyranosyl-(12)-O--D-glucopyranoside. The structures of these compounds were established by chemical methods and NMR spectroscopy.     

Thermoanalytical investigations on transition metal 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetates

Solvates of metal 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetates were investigated by means of DSC and simultaneous TG-DTA. The desolvation temperatures are influenced by the nature and quantity of the solvent molecules, both dependent on the nature of the metal cation and the solvent medium applied for the preparation of the salts.

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Zusammenfassung Solvate von Metall-2,4-dichlorphenoxyacetaten wurden durch DSC und simultane TG-DTA untersucht. Die Temperatur der Freisetzung der Solvatmoleküle wird von ihrer Art und Menge beeinflußt, die ihrerseits von der Natur des Metallkations und dem zur Präparation der Solvate angewandten Lösungsmittel abhängen.

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Steroid compounds from the Pacific starfishesLuidia quinaria andDistolasterias elegans

One new and four previously known steroid compounds were identified from the Pacific starfishesLuidia quinaria andDistolasterias elegans. The structure of the new steroid was established from spectral data and chemical correlations with other steroids such as 5-cholestane-3,5,6,15,16,26-hexaol 3-sulfate (1). The previously known compounds were identified as 5-cholestane-3,5,6,15,26-pentaol 15-sulfate (2) fromLuidia quinaria and sodium (24S)-O-(-d-giucopyranosyll-5-cholestane-3,6,8,15,24-pentaol 6-sulfate (3), sodium (24S)-5-cholestane-3,6,8,15,24-pentaol 24-sulfate (4), and sodium tornasterol A sulfate (5).Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 473–476, February, 1996.     

Steroids of the spirostan and furostan series from Nolina microcarpa I. Structures of nolinospiroside C and nolinofurosides A and C

In addition to the know steroid sapogenin (25S)-ruscogenin (I), three new glycosides have been isolated from the leaves ofNolina microcarpa S. Wats. (family Dracaenacea), and the following structures are suggested for them: (25S)-spirost-5-ene-1,3-diol 1-O--D-fucopyranoside (nolinospiroside C, II), (25S)-furost-5-ene-1,3,22,26-tetraol 1-O--D-fucopyranoside (nolinofuroside A, III), and (25S)-furost-5-ene-1, 3, 22, 26-tetraol 1-O--D-fucopyranoside 26-O--D-glucopyranoside (nolinofuroside C, V).M. V. Frunze Simferopol' State University. Institute of Chemistry of Plant Substances, Uzbek Academy of Sciences, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 672–678, September–October, 1991.     

Triterpene glycosides ofAstragalus and their genins XLV. The chemical transformation of cycloartanes 1. Synthesis of 25-norglycosides

Literature information is given on the current state of the study of the chemical transformation of cycloartane triterpenoids. A method has been developed for the transformation of the genin part of glycosides of 20,24-epoxycycloartan-25-ols with retention of the carbohydrate constituents. Three 25-norglycosides have been synthesized from natural cyclosieversigenin glycosides, namely 16-acetoxy-3,6-dihydroxy-20R,25-norcycloartan-20,24-olide 3-O-[O--L-arabinopyranosyl-(12)--D-xylopyranoside] 6-O--D-xylopyranoside (VIII), sodium 3,6,16,20-tetrahydroxy-20R,25-norcycloartan-24-oate 6-O--D-glucopyranoside 3-O--D-xylopyranoside (XII), and 20R,25-norcycloartane-3,6,16,20,24-pentaol 6-O--D-glucopyranoside 3-O--D-xylopyranoside (XIII).Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 710–718, September–October, 1993.     

Kinetics of reduction of tris(4,4,4-trifluoro-1-(2-thienyl)-butane-1,3-dionato)ruthenium(III) in methanol

Reduction of tris(4,4,4-trifluoro-1-(2-thienyl)-butane-1,3-dionato) ruthenium(III) in methanol solution containing potassium hydroxide has been studied kinetically. The results suggest outer-sphere complex formation between ruthenium(III) species and methoxide anion.

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Secondary metabolites of Astragalus danicus Retz. and A. inopinatus Boriss.

The chemical composition of the above-ground parts of Astragalus danicus and A. inopinatus collected in the Baikal region (Eastern Siberia) was studied for the first time. From A. danicus, pentacyclic triterpene saponins were isolated and identified, viz., 3-O-(-glucuronopyranosyl)-3,22,24-trihydroxyolean-12-ene, 3-O-[O-(-d-xylopyranosyl)-(12)-(-glucuronopyranosyl)]-3,22,24-trihydroxyolean-12-ene, 3-O-[O-(-d-glucopyranosyl)-(12)-(-glucuronopyranosyl)]-3,22,24-trihydroxyolean-12-ene, 3-O-[O-(-l-rhamnopyranosyl)-(12)-O-(-d-xylopyranosyl)-(12)-(-glucuronopyranosyl)]-3,22,24-trihydroxyolean-12-ene, 3-O-[O-(-l-rhamnopyranosyl)-(12)-O-(-d-glucopyranosyl)-(12)-(-glucuronopyranosyl)]-3,22,24-trihydroxyolean-12-ene, 3-O-methyl-d-chiro-inositol, and linolenic acid. In A. inopinatus, the same saponins were identified as well as tricosan-1-ol and tetracosan-1-ol, 5,7,4"-trihydroxyflavon (apigenin), and a tetracyclic triterpenoid, 20(R),24(S)-epoxycyclolanost-9(11)-ene-3,6,16,25-tetrol (cycloastragenol). All reported compounds from the both genus of Astragalus were isolated for the first time. Methanolic extracts of A. danicusand A. inopinatus exhibited low inhibitory activity with respect to the growth of HeLa cells. The chloroform fraction of A. danicus showed a strong antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and a strong cytotoxic activity against HeLa cells.     

Non-isothermal kinetics of diffusion and its application to thermal analysis

Non-isothermal kinetics of diffusion are derived, extending the fundamental equation of diffusion to non-isothermal conditions, and the equation is solved for a few typical cases. From these theoretical considerations, two methods of analyzing thermoanalytical data of diffusion are proposed. One of the methods is applied to EGA curves of the volatilization of toluene from epoxy resin cured with ethylenediamine. The diffusion constants obtained as a function of temperature for two plate-specimens of different thicknesses at various heating rates are in good agreement with each other. The temperature dependence of the diffusion constant observed for a powdered sample is also in good agreement with those observed for the two plate-specimens.

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Zusammenfassung Die nicht-isotherme Kinetik der Diffusion wird abgeleitet, indem die Grundgleichung der Diffusion auf nicht-isotherme Fälle erweitert und für einige typische Fälle gelöst wird. Von diesen theoretischen Erwägungen ausgehend werden zwei Methoden zur Analyse thermoanalytischer Diffusionsangaben vorgeschlagen. Eine der Methoden wird für die EGA-Kurven der Verflüchtigung von Toluol aus mit Ethyländiamin behandeltem Epoxyharz angewandt. Die an zwei Platten-Arten verschiedener Dicke bei verschiedenen Aufheizgeschwindigkeiten als Funktion der Temperatur erhaltenen Diffusionskonstanten stimmen gut überein. Die an einer pulverförmigen Probe beobachtete Temperaturabhängigkeit der Diffusionskonstante ist ebenfalls in guter Übereinstimmung mit der an den zwei Plattenkörpern erhaltenen.

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Résumé On étudie la cinétique de diffusion en régime non isotherme, en étendant l'équation fondamentale de la diffusion aux cas non isothermes et l'on donne la solution de l'équation pour quelques cas typiques. A partir de ces considérations théoriques, on propose deux méthodes pour analyser les données thermoanalytiques de la diffusion. On applique l'une d'elles aux courbes AGE de stabilisation du toluène à partir des résines époxy traitées à l'éthylène diamine. Les constantes de diffusion obtenues en fonction de la température pour plusieurs vitesses d'échauffement sur deux échantillons en forme de plaquette sont en bon accord, de même que pour des échantillons pulvérulents.

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Thermoanalytical studies of organic compounds. part V

This paper deals with the thermal analysis of the new benzoyl, methoxy- and ethoxycarbonyl-3-hydroxybenzisoxazoles by means of derivatograph. In the serial stages of tautomeric, isomeric and decarboxylic transformation, the newN-acylated benzisoxazolin-3-ones, benzoxazolin-2-ones and 3-alkylbenzoxazolin-2-ones were obtained.

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Zusammenfassung Der Artikel befasst sich mit der Thermoanalyse der neuen Benzoyl-, Methoxy- und Äthoxycarbonyl-3-hydroxybenzisoxazolen unter Anwendung der derivatographischen Methode. Die neuen N-acylierten Benzisoxazolin-3-one, Benzoxazolin-2-one und 3-Alkylbenzoxazolin-2-one wurden an Hand der Stufenfolge tautomerer, isomerer und Decarboxilierungs-Umwandlungen erhalten.

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Résumé Le comportement thermique de nouveaux benzoyl, méthoxy et éthoxycarbonyl-3-hydroxybenzisoxazoles a été étudié à l'aide d'un Derivatograph. Lors des étapes successives correspondant aux transformations tautomères, isomères et de décarboxylation, il se forme de nouvelles N-acétylées benzisoxazoline-3-ones, benzoxazoline-2-ones et 3-alkylbenzoxazoline-2-ones.

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Work partly supported by Faculty of Medicine, Polish, Academy of Sciences.     

Essential Oils of Two Hypericum Species from Uzbekistan

The water-distilled essential oils from aerial parts of two Hypericum species (Hypericaceae) have been analyzed by GC/MS. The main components of the essential oils of Hypericum scabrum L. were -pinene -11. 2%; spathulenol - 7.2%; p-cymene - 6.1%; acetophenone - 4.8%; carvacrol - 4.7%. The essential oil of Hypericum perforatum L. contains as the main components -caryophyllene - 11.7%; caryophellene oxide -6.3%; spathulenol - 6.0%; -pinene - 5.0%.     

Steroids of the furostan and spirostan series from Nolina microcarpa II. structures of nolinospiroside D and nolinofurosides D, E, and F

Proofs are given of the structures of two new glycosides of the furostan series isolated from the leaves of the plantNolina microscarpa S. Wats. (family Dracaenaceae). Nolinofuroside D is (25S)-furost-5-ene-1,3,22,26-tetraol 1-O--D-galactopyranoside 26-O--D-glucopyranoside (I), and nolinofuroside F is (25S)-furost-5-ene-1,3,22,26-tetraol 1-O--D-fucopyranoside 26-O--D-glucopyranoside 3-O--L-rhamnopyranoside (VII). The latter was characterized as its 22-O-methyl ether (VIII). Nolinofuroside E (IV) has the structure of (25S)-furost-5-ene-1,3,22,26-tetraol 26-O--glucopyranoside 1-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)--D-fucopyranoside], which followed from the structure of the fermentation product (VI). The products of the fermentation of the above-named compounds were present in the plant in only trace amounts. Only one of them — nolinospiroside D (III) — has not been described previously. This monoside of the spirostan series is (25S)-spirost-5-ene-1,3-diol 1-O--D-galactopyranoside.M. V. Frunze Simferopol' State University. Institute of Chemistry of Plant Substances, Uzbek Academy of Sciences, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 678–686, September–October, 1991.     

Some Pharmaceutical Properties of a New Branched Cyclodextrin, 6-O-α-(4-O- α-D-Glucuronyl)-D-glucosylβ-cyclodextrin

Some physicochemical and biological properties of a new branched cyclodextrin, 6-O--(4-O--d-glucuronyl)-d-glucosyl--cyclodextrin GUG--CyD) were investigated. Further, theinteraction of GUG--CyD with several drugs was studied by the solubility and spectroscopic methods, and compared with those of parent -CyD and 6-O--maltosyl--CyD(₂--CyD).The hemolytic activity of GUG--CyD on rabbit erythrocytes was lower than those of -CyD and ₂--CyD. GUG--CyD and ₂--CyD showed negligible cytotoxicity on Caco-2 cells up to at least 0.1 M. The inclusion ability of GUG--CyD to neutral and acidic drugs was comparable to or slightly smaller than those of -CyD and ₂--CyD, probably because of a steric hindrance of the branched sugar. On the other hand, GUG--CyD showed greater affinity for the basic drugs, compared with -CyD and ₂--CyD, owing to the electrostatic interaction of its carboxylate anion with positive charge of basic drugs. Thus GUG--CyD may be useful as a safe solubilizing agent particularly for basic drugs.     

Synthesis of Sulfur-Containing Bis-Terpenoids Based on Monoterpene Oxides

Ethanedithiol and di(mercaptoethyl)sulfide react regio- and stereoselectively with (+)-3-carene and -hydroxy(-)--pinene -oxides in the presence of sodium ethoxide to give the corresponding bis- and tris-sulfides with two terpene fragments