Isolation of bioactive preparations from alcoholic extracts ofChlorella vulgaris

Summary Three groups of bioactive substances (provitamins of the A group, vitamins of the F group, and sodium chlorophyllin) have been isolated from alcoholic extracts of the micro algaChlorella vulgaris. The conditions of separating these substances are given. The qualitative and quantitative compositions of the groups isolated have been investigated by paper chromatography, gas-liquid chromatography, and spectral analysis.Siberian Technological Institute, Krasnoyarsk. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 213–216, March–April, 1979.     

Plant polysaccharides VII. Polysaccharides ofMorus and their hypoglycemic activity

Water-soluble polysaccharides, pectin substances, and hemicelluloses have been isolated fromMorus leaves, and their qualitative and quantitative compositions have been determined. The polysaccharides obtained by extraction with hot water have been investigated for hypoglycemic activity. A polysaccharide fromMorus alba proved to have the highest sugar-lowering activity.Materials presented at the IInd International Symposium of the Chemistry of Natural Compounds.Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 789–791, November–December, 1997.     

Coumarins of three species of the genusHaplophyllum

The results are given of an investigation of three species of the genusHaplophyllum: H. villosum, H. kowalenskyi, andH. tenue, fromwhich five substances of coumarin nature have been isolated. Of them, two substances (I and II) have been identified as scopoletin and lomatin isovalerate, respectively, while suitable structures have been established for the new compounds tenuidin, villosin, and tenudiol. It has been shown that the coumarin composition of the plants changes with the growth site.Leningrad Sanitary-Hygienic Medical Institute. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 800–803, November–December, 1980.     

Furocoumarins ofKomarovia anisospermum

Summary Three furocoumarins have been isolated from the roots ofKomarovia anisospermum Korov.: isoimperatorin, phellopterin, and 8-geranyloxy-5-methoxypsoralen. This is the first time that the last-mentioned of these substances has been isolated in the pure state.All-Union Scientific-Research Institute of Medicinal Plants, Moscow. Moscow State University. Botanical Garden, Moscow. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 166–169, March–April, 1976.     

Carbohydrates ofAlium. VIII. Polysaccharides ofAllium coeruleum

The group carbohydrate composition of the bulbs ofAllium coeruleum Pall. have been studied. The qualitative and quantitative compositions of the glucofructans, pectin substances, and hemicelluloses isolated have been determined and their physicochemical characteristics are reported. A general formula for the glucofructan fromA. coeruleum bulbs is given on the basis of the results of periodate oxidation, methylation, and IR, and¹³C NMR spectroscopy.Deceased.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 17–21, January–February, 1985.     

Structures of fersin and fersinin

Two new compounds — fersin and fersinin — have been isolated from the neutral fraction of the total extractive substances from the roots ofFerula soongorica. Their structures have been established on the basis of chemical transformations and spectral characteristics.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, FAX (3712) 89 14 75. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 504–506, July–August, 1994.     

Esters fromFerula stylosa

From the total extractive substances of the roots ofFerula stylosa two esters have been isolated: chimganin and a new one — stylosin. The structure of stylosin is suggested as the ester of 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoic acid and the monoterpene alcohol fenchol.Azerbaidzhan SSR, Baku, and All-Union Scientific-Research Institute of Medicinal Plants, Moscow. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 789–791, November–December, 1980.     

Carbohydrates ofMelo zard pang

Alcohol-soluble carbohydrates, water-soluble polysaccharides, and pectin substances have been isolated from melon juice pulp. The substances isolated have been studied by IR spectroscopy.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, fax (998 71) 120 64 75. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 442–444, July–August, 1999.     

Carbohydrate compositions of preparations of fungal origin

The fractional composition of the polysaccharides formed by some local strains of basidial fungi (Panus tigrinus, Pleurotus ostreatus, Fomes formentarius, andPhanarechaeta chrysosporium) in a submerged medium on various plant wastes (spent cottonseed pulp and cottonplant stems) has been investigated. Water-soluble polysaccharides, pectin substances, and hemicelluloses have been isolated from the products synthesized by the fungi, and their qualitative and quantitative monosaccharide compositions have been determined.Materials presented at the Second International Symposium of the Chemistry of Natural Compounds (SCNC, Eskiehir, Turkey, October 22–24, 1996).Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 352–357, May–June, 1977.     

Structure and stereochemistry of the coumarins ofFerula lehmannii

Two new 7-hydroxycoumarins have been isolated from the roots ofFerula lehmannii (Lehmann's giant fennel): lehmferidin (I), C₂₄H₂₈O₄, M⁺ 380, mp 173–174°C, and lehmferin (II), C₂₄H₃₀O₄, M⁺ 382, mp 118–119°C; and badrakemin (III) has also been identified. The structures and configurations of the asymmetric centers of the new coumarins have been established on the basis of spectral characteristics and conversion into known substances.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 709–712, November–December, 1983.     

Isolation and characterization of methoxylated flavones in the flowers of Primula veris by liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry

Characterization of six flavones, which were named substances G1, G2, G3, G4, G5 and G6 according to their R_F values in normal-phase thin-layer chromatography, is reported. The pure flavones were purified after maceration with methanol by normal-phase solid-phase extraction, normal-phase medium-pressure liquid chromatography, normal-phase preparative thin-layer chromatography and preparative reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC). The collected fractions of several isolation steps were analyzed by normal-phase (NP) and RP-HPLC. Detection and identification of the substances G was accomplished by UV detection at 213–216 nm, diode array UV detection, or fluorescence detection (λ_ex=330 nm; λ_em=440 nm). The molecular mass, the elementary composition, and the structure of the six components was determined by electron-impact high-resolution mass spectrometry (EI-HRMS). Substance G4 was identified as 3′,4′,5′-trimethoxyflavone. The substances G1–G6 were shown to be mono-, di- tri- and pentamethoxyflavones. HPLC–electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-MS–MS) of the flavones was carried out employing a 150×2 mm I.D. column packed with a 3 μm/100 Å octadecylsilica stationary phase and a mobile phase comprising 1.0% acetic acid in water–acetonitrile (50:50). Comparative RP-HPLC–ESI-MS of the raw methanol extract and the isolated substances G1–G6 proved that the isolated compounds were pure and were not artifacts. Finally, RP-HPLC–ESI-MS–MS was used to identify substances G1–G6 in phytopharmaceutical drugs.     

Dimeric stilbenes of the wood of Maackia amurensis

Dimeric stilbenes have been isolated from the wood of Amur maackia for the first time. Two of them have been identified as the known scirpusins A and B. The structure of a new dimeric stilbene with a dioxane linkage, which has been called maackinin, has been established. The PMR and¹³C NMR spectra of the substances isolated have been studied in detail.Pacific Ocean Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 468–476, September–October, 1992.     

Lipids of the tuberous roots ofMandragora turcomanica

The lipids of the tuberous roots ofMandragora turcomanica Mizger (fam. Solanaceae) have been characterized for the first time. By using CC, TLC, Ag⁺-TLC, UV and IR spectroscopies and mass spectrometry, 20 classes of lipids and lipophilic substances have been characterized. The main components of the acyl-containing lipids that were isolated were found to be triacylglycerols and glycolipids, and among the lipophilic compounds they were alkanols and sterols; in the mixture of fatty acids of the acyl-containing lipids the 18:2, 18:1, and 16:0 acids predominated.Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 615–623, September–October, 1994.     

Lagochilin diacetates fromLagochilus inebrians

The combined acetates of lagochilin obtained by chloroform extraction of the plantL. inebrians, with subsequent purification from wax-like substances, have been benzoylated and the benzoate derivatives have been subjected to separation. As the result of the study of their IR, PMR, and mass spectra and a number of chemical transformations of the compounds isolated it has been established that the initial mixture of lagochilin acetates consists of the 3,16-, 15,18-, and 3,15-diacetates.V. I. Lenin Tashkent State University. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 57–60, January–February, 1981.     

Plant polysaccharides VIII. Polysaccharides ofLagochilus zeravschanicus

Water-soluble polysaccharides, pectin substances, and hemicelluloses have been isolated from the epigeal part ofLagochilus zeravschanicus and characterized. The pectins isolated are characterized by a high degree of esterification of the carboxy groups, and their base consists of a fragment constructed from -14-linkedD-galacturonic acid residues.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, fax (3712) 40 64 75. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 569–572, July–August, 1997.     

Asparagus polysaccharides. I. Isolation and characterization of polysaccharides ofA. neglectus: Glucomannans of the roots

Water-soluble polysaccharides and pectin substances have been isolated from various organs ofA. neglectus and their quantitative amounts and monosacchardie compositions have been determined. Native acetylated glucomannans (A, B, and C) containing 13, 15, and 20% of acetyl groups and being homogeneous according to the results of gel chromatography have been isolated from the roots. On the basis of the results of periodate oxidation, methylation, and IR spectroscopy it has been established that the neutral polysaccharides of the roots ofA. neglectus is a mixture of three glucomannans consisting of -14 linear-bound D-gluco- and D-mannopyranose residues.Deceased.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 702–706, November–December, 1981.     

Polysaccharide from the leaves ofPhytolacca americana

A polysaccharide has been isolated from the leaves ofPhytolacca americana and has been characterized. It has been established that it contains residues of galactose, arabinose, xylose, and rhamnose, in a ratio of 3:4:1:3 and also D-galacturonic acid (85–90%). The results obtained permit the polysaccharide to be assigned to the class of pectin substances.All-Union Oncologic Scientific Center, Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR, Moscow. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 166–169, March–April, 1982.     

Polysaccharides ofEremurus. XXI. Pectin substances of the leaves ofEremurus regelii

The pectin substances have been isolated fromEremurus regelii Vved., their qualitative and quantitative monosaccharide compositions have been determined, and their physicochemical properties have been studied. The partial hydrolysis of the pectin gave a galacturonan. On the basis of the results of periodate-nitric acid oxidation, enzymatic hydrolysis, and methylation it has been shown that in the galacturoman the galacturonic acid residues are linked by -(1 4)-glycosidic bonds.Deceased.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 172–174, March–April, 1985.     

Hopanoids of methylotropic acetobacteria

Squalene, 35-methoxyho-6-ene-32R,33R,34S-triol, hop-22(29)-ene, and hopan-22-ol have been isolated fromAcetobacter sp. VSB 917. The structures of the substances isolated and of the 35-methoxyhop-6-ene-32R,33R,34S-triol triacetate obtained have been established by IR, mass, and¹H and¹³C NMR spectroscopies.Vitaminy Scientific-Production Association, Moscow. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, Nos. 3,4, pp. 367–372, May–August, 1992.     

A study of the pectins of wild apples

Pectins have been isolated from five species of wild apples and have been characterized. They contain galacturonic acid, galactose, glucose, and arabinose residues. The titrimetric indices of the substances isolated have been determined. It has been shown by IR spectroscopy the pectins isolated are extracted partially in the form of pectic acids.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbekistan Republic, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 355–357, May–June, 1993.