The structures of tenuferin,tenuferinin, and tenuferidin

Summary Three new substances — tenuferin, tenuferinin, and tenuferidin — have been isolated from the roots ofFerula tenuisecta Eug. Kor. It has been shown that they are esters of an undescribed sesquiterpene alcohol — 8,10-dihydroxy-3,4-epoxyguaiane — and isovanillic, vanillic, and p-hydroxybenzoic acids, respectively.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodynkh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 70–75, January–February, 1978.     

O-acylated lignans from the wood of Abies species

Summary From the wood of the Siberian firAbies sibirica Ledeb. and the Khingan firA. nephrolepis Maxim., five new compounds have been isolated which are ester derivatives of the lignans lariciresinol, olivil, and hydroxymatairesinol.It has been established that olivil is esterified at the primary alcoholic hydroxyl by hydroxycinnamic acids — p-coumaric or ferulic — and lariciresinol is esterified by vanillic acid. A representative of the guaialignanolides — hydroxymatairesinol — is esterified at the secondary aliphatic hydroxy group with p-hydroxybenzoic or vanillic acid.Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 337–341, May–June, 1977.     

Neutral diterpenoids of oleoresins of five species of conifers of Transcarpathia

The compositions of the neutral diterpenoids of the oleoresins of five species of conifers growing in the Transcarpathia have been studied. It has been found that the oleoresins ofAbies alba M.,Larix decidua M., andPicea excelsa L. contain more than 50% of neutral diterpenoids. The group and qualitative compositions of the oxygen-containing diterpenoids have been determined. In the oleoresins ofAbies alba,Picea excelsa, andPicea abies tertiary alcohols — cis-abienol and isocembrol — predominate, while inLarix decidua the main component is the hydroxy ester larixyl acetate. Primary alcohols related to the resin acids have been found in all the oleoresins investigated. Features of the distribution of diterpenoids according to the species of conifers have been revealed. The results obtained are necessary for the chemotaxonomy of conifers of the family Pinceae.Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch, Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Translated from Khimiya Prirodynkh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 812–816, November–December, 1988.     

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.     

Umbrofine and 6-acetylumbrofine — New C18-diterpene alkaloids from Aconitum umbrosum

Two new alkaloids — umbrofine and 6-acetylumbrofine — have been isolated fromAconitum umbrosum, and their structures have been established on the basis of spectral characteristics.Institute of Chemistry of Plant Substances, Uzbekistan Republic Academy of Sciences, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedenini, No. 1, pp. 73–77, January–February, 1993.     

Triterpene glycosides of Gypsophila trichotoma V. The structure of trichoside D

Summary The structure of the glycosidic carbohydrate chain and the partial structure of the acyloside chain of trichoside D — a new triterpene glycoside fromGypsophila trichotoma — have been established.Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 69–72, January–February, 1972.     

Investigation of the lignin isolated fromPhragmites communis by the method of mechanical milling

Summary Two isomeric dihydrofurocoumarins — zosimin and deltoin — have been isolated from the roots ofZosimia absinthifolia, which contain 3.2% of lactones.Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 220–223, 1965     

Phytoecdysteroids of plants of the genus Melandrium I. Polypodin B 22-acetate from Melandrium turkestanicum

Known ecdysteroids — ecdysterone, ecdysterone 22-acetate, polypodin B, integristerone A, and sileneosides A and D — and a new phytoecdysteroid — polypodin B 22-acetate — have been found in the epigeal parts of the plantMelandrium turkestanicum (Rg1.) Vved. (family Caryophyllaceae).Institute of Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 480–483, July–August, 1990.     

Sesquiterpene lactones from Inula japonica

Summary 1. FromInula japonica a new sesquiterpene lactone — deacetylinulicin — has been isolated.2. Spatial formulas have been put forward for inulicin and deacetylinulicin (Ia and Ib, respectively).All-Union Scientific-Research Institute of Medicinal Plants. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 730–733, November–December, 1974.     

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.     

Synthesis of (E)-dodec-3-en-1-yl acetate — The main component of sex pheromones of Scrobipalpa ocellatella and Scrobipalpopsis solanivora

(E)-Dodec-3-en-l-yl acetate — the main component of the sex pheromones ofScrobipalpa ocellatella andScrobipalpopsis solanivora — has been obtained by a three-stage synthesis from decanal and malonic acid. The overall yield of pheromone was 33% calculated on the initial aldehyde.A. S. Sadykov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Uzbek SSR Academy of Sciences, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 682–683, September–October, 1988.     

A new plant growth regulator of microbial origin

A new plant growth regulator — an inhibitor of the germination of mustard seeds — has been isolated from a culture filtrate of a phytopathogenic fungus of the genusPhoma. The methyl and trimethylsilyl derivatives of this compound have been obtained. Its empirical formula — C₁₆H₂₂O₅ — has been determined. On the basis of the results of IR and NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry, the compound isolated has been assigned the structure of 3,5-dihydroxy-2-octanoylphenylacetic acid.All-Union Scientific-Research Institute of Applied Molecular Biology and Genetics. V. I. Lenin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Moscow. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii No. 3, pp. 387–391, May–June, 1985.     

New iron-containing antibiotics isolation and properties of viridomycins A, B, and C

Summary 1. New iron-containing antibiotics, viridomycins A, B, and C, have been isolated from the actinomyceteActinomyces viridaris.2. Deferriviridomycin A — the precursor of viridomycin A — possesses the capacity for binding not only iron ions but also cobalt, nickel, and copper ions. The copper, nickel, and cobalt analogs of viridomycin A have been obtained.M. M. Shemyakin Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 490–498, July–August, 1975.     

Cembrenolides of a soft coral Lobophytum sp. (coelenterata, octocorallia, alcyonacea)

The known cembrenolide sarcophin and its new acetoxy derivative — 13-acetoxy-7,8-epoxycembra-1(15),3,11-trien-2,16-olide — have been isolated from the soft coralLobophytum sp.. The compounds isolated are inhibitors of the activity of Na⁺K⁺-ATPase and are membranotropic agents. The structures of the compounds have been shown on the basis of the results of NMR spectroscopy.Pacific Ocean Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Vladivostok. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 762–765, November–December, 1990.     

Lipids of the leaf vegetables Spinacea oleracea,Latuca sativa,and Rumex acetosa

The class compositions of the lipids of leaf vegetables —Spinacea oleracea (variety Ispolinskii),Latuca sativa (variety Kucheryavets Odesskii), andRumex acetosa (variety Odesskii-17) have been studied. The compositions of their NLs (17 groups of individual compounds were identified), GLs (nine groups of compounds were found), and PhLs (seven groups of compounds have been found) have been determined by physicochemical methods of analysis. The maximum amount of the total lipids and also of the PhLs was possessed by the spinach. Among the FAs of the leaf vegetables, USFAs predominated.M. V. Lomonosov Technological Institute of the Food Industry, Odessa. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 199–205, March–April, 1993.     

Structure of artabin

Summary FromArtemisia absinthium L. a new sesquiterpene lactone of the germacrane type — artabin — has been isolated. Structure I is proposed for it.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedineii, No. 6, pp. 691–694, November–December, 1970.     

Triterpene glycosides of Dianthus deltoides II. Structure of dianthoside C

Summary The structure of dianthoside C — a triterpene glycoside fromDianthus deltoides L. — has been established.A. E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 420–425, July–August, 1971.