Carbohydrates of cultivated varieties ofAlthea rosea

The polysaccharides of three cultivated varieties ofAlthea rosea have been investigated. The amounts of water-soluble polysaccharides and pectin substances in various organs of the plant have been determined. It has been shown that the maximum amount of water-soluble polysaccharides and pectin substances is present in the flowers. Their monosaccharide compositions have been studied. The physicochemical characteristics of the pectin substances are given.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent. A. Sadykov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Tashkent. Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedineii, No. 5, pp. 643–646, September–October, 1993.     

Alkaloids of the epigeal part ofAconitum kirinense

Lepenine and the new alkaloid lepenine N-oxide have been isolated from the epigeal part ofAcontium kirinense.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 734–736, September–October, 1993.     

Zeravshanisine — A new alkaloid from Aconitum zeravschanicum

The new diterpene alkaloid zeravshanisine has been isolated from the epigeal part ofAconitum zeravschanicum Steinb.. Its structure has been established by spectral methods and by x-ray structural analysis as 2-acetyl-13-benzoyl-14-hydroxyhetisine.Institute of Chemistry of Plant Substances, Uzbekistan Republic Academy of Sciences, Tashkent. Institute of Organometallic Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, Nos. 3,4, pp. 375–382, May–August, 1992.     

Spectrophotometric determination of flavones and isoflavones inThermopsis alterniflora

A spectrophotometric method has been developed for the quantitative separate determination of the total flavonones and isoflavones when they are present together in an extract ofThermopsis alterniflora.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 667–669, September–October, 1993.     

Iridoids ofAjuga turkestanica and their quantitative determination

Substances of iridoid nature identified as harpagide and 8-O-acetylharpigide have been isolated from the herbAjuga turkestanica. A procedure for the quantitative chromatographic determination of iridoids in the raw material has been developed.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 685–686, September–October, 1993.     

Phytoecdysteroids of plants of the genus Serratula. Ajugasterone C 20,22-monoacetonide from Serratura wolffii

The phytoectysteroids of the epigeal part of the plantSerratula wolffii Andrae have been investigated. The structure of a new ecdysteroid — ajugasterone C 20,22-monoacetonide has been established. Seven known acdysteroids have been isolated and identified.Institute of Biochemistry, Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, Kiev. Institute of Plant Substances, Uzbekistan Republic Sciences, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 71–76, January–February, 1992.     

Oxygenated fatty acids of the seeds ofElaeagnus angustifolia

Among the oxidized lipids in the seed oil of the oliveElaeagnus angustifolia we have detected six epoxy acids and five hydroxy acids, of these 12-hydroxyoctadeca-8,10-dienone being new.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. 6, pp. 715–719, November–December, 1994.     

Trisulfated glycosides from the holothurianCucumaria japonica

Three new triterpene glycosides have been isolated from an alcoholic extract of the Pacific Ocean commercial holothurian Cucumaria japonica: cucumariosides A _T 1 (I), A _T 2 (II), and A _T 3 (III). The structures of these glycosides have been established by chemical and physical methods.Deceased.Pacific Ocean Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok. Institute of Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbekistan Republic, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 369–374, May–June, 1993.     

Phytoecdysteroids of plants of the genusSilene

Ecdysteroids produced by plants of the genusSilene are considered. The discussion covers 17 species of plants, from which 45 ecdysteroids have been isolated. It has been shown that ecdysterone is the most characteristic representative of the biosynthesis of ecdysteroids in theSilene series.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 627–635, September–October, 1993.     

Berberis alkaloids. XV. Structure of bargustanine

Bargustanine (I), belonging to a new type of isoquinoline alkaloids, has been isolated from the phenolic fraction of the total alkaloids from the roots ofBerberis vulgaris L. Its structure has been established by chemical and spectral methods.Institute of Chemistry of Plant Substances, Uzbekistan Republic Academy of Sciences, Tashkent. Andizhan State Medical Institute. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 44–47, January–February, 1993.     

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.     

Alkaloids ofNitraria komarovii XVII. Peganine N-oxide, N-allylschoberine, and dehydronitramidine

Three new alkaloids have been isolated from the epigeal part ofNitraria komarovii — peganine N-oxide, N-allylschoberine, and dehydronitramidine. Their structures have been determined on the basis of chemical transformations and spectral results.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. 6, pp. 780–783, November–December, 1994.     

Lipids ofSilene brahuica

The qualitative and quantitative compositions of the lipid complex of the epigeal part ofSilene brahuica Boiss. (family Caryophyllaaceae) have been studied. The fatty acid composition of the acyl-containing lipids has been determined. Some differences have been found in the compositions of the fatty acids of the neutral lipids and the phospholipids.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 512–514, July–August, 1993.     

Stereospecificity of a lysophospholipase from the venom ofVespa orientalis

Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, fax (3712) 89 14 75. Institute of Physiology and Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 700095, Tashkent, ul. Niyazova, 1. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 625–627, July–August, 1995. Original article submitted November 9, 1994.     

Pseudoguaianolides of Inula aspera. Spatial structure of erigerolide

The sesquiterpene lactones erigerolide and britanin have been isolated from the epigeal part of the plantInula aspera Poir. The spatial structure of the erigerolide molecule has been determined by the x-ray structural method. Erigerolide and inuchinenolide C isolated from difference plant materials are identical and are crystalline polymorphs.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Uzbekistan Republic Academy of Sciences, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 232–237, March–April, 1993.     

Oxygenated triacylglycerols of the lipids ofOnopordum acanthium seeds

The results on the structure and composition of the epoxyacyl-, hydroxyacyl-, and epoxyacylhydroxyacylacylglycerols ofOnopordum acanthium L. seeds obtained by enzymatic hydrolysis have been supplemented with the aid of mass spectrometry. The desirability of using a combination of the two methods for these purposes has been shown.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 656–670, September–October, 1993.     

Immobilization ofStreptomyces atratus glucose isomerase on various supports

The immobilization ofStreptomycs atratus glucose isomerase has been achieved and the periods of half-life of the immobilized glucose isomerase have been determined on various supports, among which the most acceptable are cotton lint and polyurethane. The stability of the immobilized preparations has been demonstrated.Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, fax (82712) 41 71 29. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 670–672, September–October, 1994.     

Polysaccharides ofAconitum zaravschanicum

The dynamics of the accumulation of water-soluble polysaccharides and pectin substances of Aconitum zaravschanicum Steinb over the vegetation periods have been studied. The maximum amounts of polysaccharides have been established and their comparative physicohemical characteristics have been determined.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbekistan Republic, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 357–359, May–June, 1993.     

Berberis alkaloids. XXII. Interbrinine and intebrimine — New alkaloids from Berberis integerrima

The known alkaloids reticuline, isoboldine, isocorydine, glaucine, armepavine, oxyacanthine, and heliamine and the new alkaloids intebrinine and intebrimine have been isolated from the total alkaloids of the leaves ofBerberis integerrima, and structures have been proposed for the latter two on the basis of spectral characteristics and independent synthesis.Andizhan State Medical Institute. Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Uzbekistan Republic Academy of Sciences, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedeninii, No. 1, pp. 70–73, January–February, 1993.     

Polysaccharides of Eremurus. XXVI. Study of the structure of the pectin from the leaves of Eremurus regelii

The partial acid hydrolysis of the homogeneous fraction C of the pectin fromEremurus regelii Vved. leaves has given a galacturonan. Its structure has been established on the basis of the results of periodate-nitric acid oxidation, methylation, and¹³C NMR spectroscopy.Institute of Chemistry of Plant Substances, Uzbekistan Republic Academy of Sciences, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 191–194, March–April, 1993.