The seed oils of some species of the family Cruciferae

Summary The physicochemical properties of the oils of the seeds of seven plants of the family Cruciferae —Cakile maritima, Sisymbrium altissimum, Sisymbrium Loeselii, Descurainia Sophia, Erysimum cheiranthoides, Brassica amoracioides andCrambe pontica — have been studied and their fatty acid compositions have been determined. The results obtained showed no marked differences from those given in the literature.Zaporozhe Medical Institute. Ukrainian Scientific-Research Institute of the Oils and Fats Industry. Zaporozhe Oils and Fats Combine. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 15–18, January–February, 1973.     

Oils of the seeds of nine species of the genusCrambe

Summary The physicochemical properties of the oils of nine species of the genusCrambe have been studied and their fatty-acid compositions have been determined. The fatty acids of the oils contain not less than 20% of erucic acid. Its highest amounts are found in the oils ofC. abyssinica andC. pinnatifida — 57.01 and 47.37%, respectively.Zaporozh'e Medical Institute. Ukrainian Branch of the All-Union Scientific-Research Institute of the Oil and Fats Industry, Zaporozh'e. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 18–20, January–February, 1977.     

Development of a method for determining bornyl acetate in the products of the processing of Abies sibirica

Summary The conditions for the reaction of esters—bornyl acetate—with an alkaline solution of hydroxylamine have been studied by the method of steepest ascent. A method has been developed for determining esters in a CO₂ extract ofAbies sibirica.Krasnodar Scientific-Research Institute of the Food Industry. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 303–306, May–June, 1976.     

Some components of the seed oil ofMalva sylvestris

The lipid composition of the free fatty acids of the seed oil ofMalva sylvestris from the Ukrainian flora has been studied by chromato-mass spectrometry. The fatty acid composition was represented by 20 compounds, among which malvic and sterculic acids were detected. The presence of terpineols and retinol has been shown.Zaporozh'e Medical Institute. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedenii, No. 3, pp. 322–325, May–June, 1994.     

Chemical study of the seeds of Euonymus czernjaevii

Summary From the seends ofEuonymus czernjaevii Klok. we have isolated the cardiac glycoside evonoside (0.05% of the weight of the raw material), sucrose (about 5%), and a fatty oil (28%). It has been established that the fatty oil consists of triglycerides of the following acids: palmitic (10.34%), stearic (2.58%), oleic (63.16%), linoleic (18.70%), and linolenic (5.25%).Khar'kov Scientific-Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 618–620, September–October, 1974.     

Alkaloids of Sophora alopecuroides tricrotonyltetramine

Summary From the fraction of strong bases ofSophora alopecuroides (flowering stage) a base C₁₂H₂₄N₄, mp 101–103°C, has been isolated which has been identified as tricrotonyltetramine. Its stereoconfiguration has been established.All-Union Scientific-Research Institute of Medicinal Plants. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 752–754, November–December, 1974.     

The question of the content of arctiin in the seeds of Arctium leiospermum

Summary It has been established that the arctin isolated from the seeds ofArctium leiospermum and described earlier as a sesquiterpene lactone is actually the known lignane glucoside arctiin.All-Union Scientific-Research Institute for Medicinal Plants. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 299–301, May–June, 1971.     

The structure of the sesquiterpene lactone saupirin

Conclusions A new sesquiterpene lactone, saupirin, has been isolated from the epigeal green part ofSaussurea neopulchella Lipsch. andSaussurea pulchella Fisch., and structure (I) has been proposed for it.All-Union Scientific-Research Institute for Medicinal Plants. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 727–736, November–December, 1971.     

Investigation of a CO2 extract of the fruit of Capsicum annuum

Summary The composition of a CO₂ extract of the fruit of the pepperCapsicum annuum L. with respect to the main classes of compounds has been studied. A method has been developed for the extraction and quantitative determination of capsaicine.Krasnodar Scientific-Research Institute of the Food Industry. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 481–485, July–August, 1974.     

Structure of the glycosides of Asparagus officinalis

Summary From the culture liquid of the mutant strains 47 and 48 ofAct. olivovariabilis a new o-naphthoquinone — olivovarin — has been isolated. Structure (I) is proposed for it.All-Union Scientific-Research Institute of Antibiotics. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 339–344, May–June, 1975.     

Alkaloids of Stephania delavayi IV. Isostephodeline

Summary The structure of the new alkaloid isostephodeline isolated from the roots ofStephania delavayi Diels has been established. The most probable relative configurations of isostephodeline and of the stephodeline isolated previously have been proposed.All-Union Scientific-Research Institute of Medicinal Plants. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 188–193, March–April, 1975.     

Chemical composition of the rhizomes of the Rhodiola rosea by the HPLC method

The component composition of extracts of the rhizomes ofRhodiola rosea has been studied by the HPLC method; the amount of rosavin has been determined and its lability on the autofermention of the raw material has been established.All-Union Scientific-Research Institute of Medicinal Plants, Scientific-Production Combine, Moscow. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 188–193, March–April, 1991.     

Chemical composition of the low-molecular-mass fraction of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis as a function of the temperature of cultivation

The dependence of the chemical composition of the low-molecular-mass fraction of the microbial cells ofYersinia pseudotuberculosis (str. 2781) on the temperature of cultivation (6 and 37°C) has been investigated.Scientific-Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Vladivostok. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, Nos. 3,4, pp. 312–316, May–August, 1992.     

Insect pheromones and their analogues. XLVI. Synthesis of 13RS-hydrooxytetradec-5Z-enoic acid — The acyclic precursor of the macrolide component of the pheromone of Cryptolestes pusillus

New routes for the synthesis of 13RS-hydroxytetradec-5Z-enoic acid — the acyclic precursor of the macrolide component of the pheromone ofCryptolestes pusillus have been developed on the basis of the readily accessible 1-methylcycloocta-1Z, 5Z-diene or isopropyl nona-3E,8-dienoate.Institute of Biological Plant Protection, Moldovian Academy of Sciences, Kishinev. Scientific-Research Institute of Forestry and Forestry Mechanization, Pushkino. Moscow Institute of Wood Technology; and Georgia Institute of Mountain Forestry, Tbilisi. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedeninii, No. 1, pp. 150–155, January–February, 1993.     

Anthocyanins of Hibiscus cannabinus

Conclusions Two anthocyanin glycosides have been isolated from the flowers ofHibiscus cannabinus var. simplex. One of them is a new glycoside, which has been called cannabinin, and the second is the known glycoside myrtillin, this being the first time that it has been isolated from the flowers of Kenaf hemp.Scientific-Research Institute for the Chemistry and Technology of Cotton Cellulose, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 723–727, November–December, 1971.     

Corpaine from Corydalis paczoskii

Conclusions Two possible structures for corpaine, a new alkaloid isolated fromCorydalis paczoskii, have been proposed.Institute of Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Tadzhik SSR. All-Union Scientific-Research Institute of Medicinal Plants. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 574–577, September–October, 1970.