Secondary metabolites of Pyricularia oryzae II. Polyketide metabolites

A number of exometabolites have been isolated from the deuteromycetePyricularia oryzae Cav., of which harman and O-demethyldiaporthin have been isolated from this species for the first time. The latter is the first example of a hexaketide from fungi of the genusPyricularia, for which only penta- and heptaketides have previously been described.All-Union Scientific-Research Institute of Phytopathology, Moscow. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 471–475, July–August, 1991.     

2,10-Didemethylcolchicine — A new alkaloid from Merendera robusta

The alkaloid complex ofMerendera robusta Bge. (familyLiliaceae) growing in the Tashkent province of the Uzbek SSR has been investigated. The main alkaloids of this plant are colchicine and colchamine. Eleven tropolone alkaloids and their photochemical isomers have been isolated and identified. A new alkaloid of phenolic nature has been isolated for which the structure of 2,10-didemethylcolchicine has been established.V. I. Lenin Tashkent State University. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 67–71, January–February, 1991.     

Berberis alkaloids. XXIII. Structure of turcberine

Berberine, magnoflorine, palmatine, columbamine, jatrorhizine, epiberberine, berbamine, O-methylisothalicberine, armepavine, corypalline, glaucine, and corydine and the new alkaloid turcberine have been isolated fromBerberis turcomanica Kar., and the structure of turcberine has been established. Apart from berberine, this is the first time that any of these alkaloids have been isolated from this species of barberry, while this is the first time that corydine and armepavine have been isolated from the genusBerberis.Institute of Chemistry of Plant Substances, Uzbekistan Republic Academy of Sciences. Tashkent. Andizhan State Medical Institute. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedeninii, No. 1, pp. 77–81, January–February, 1993.     

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.     

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.     

Alkaloids of Rauwolfia species growing in Vietnam

Reserpine, ajmaline, serpentine, ajmalicine, isoreserpiline, and other alkaloids have been isolated from the roots ofRauwolfia cambodiana Pierre ex Pitard,R. verticillata Baill. andR. serpentina Benth.R. vomitoria Afz. was the richest in alkaloids.Leningrad Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 813–816, November–December, 1991.     

Foliosidine acetonide

Summary Foliosidine acetonide has been isolated from the mixture of alkaloids fromH. foliosum.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 724–727, November–December, 1970.     

8-Acetylexcelsine — A new alkaloid form Aconitum kirinense

The alkaloid 8-acetylexcelsine has been isolated from the epigeal part ofAconitum kirinense Nakai. Its structure has been established with the aid of chemical transformations and spectral characteristics.Institute of Chemistry of Plant Substances Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 258–261, March–April, 1991.     

Alkaloids of Aconitum sajanense II. Structure of dehydroacosanine

The new alkaloid dehydroacosanine has been isolated from the roots ofAconitum sajanense Kumin, and its structure has been established by spectral and chemical methods.Institute of Chemistry of Plant Substances, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 531–534, September–October, 1992.     

The polybuffer separation of the alkaloids of Vinca erecta

Summary By separating the total alkaloids ofV.erecta according to their basicities in an APS, in addition to bases known previously we have isolated ervincidine, apovincamine, (+)-quebrachamine, dl-eburnamine, (–)-1,2-dehydroaspidospermidine, and kopsanone. This is the first time that these alkaloids have been obtained from this plant. Thin-layer chromatography showed the presence of another 10–12 uncharacterized alkaloids.The region of the passage into the buffer solutions of some alkaloids has also been established.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 713–717, November–December, 1970.     

Investigation of natural compounds by the HPLC method I. Microcolumn HPLC separation of esters of carotane alcohols from the roots of Ferula tenuisecta

Reversed-phase and normal-phase variants of microcolumn high-performance liquid chromatograph (HPLC) for the separation of the preparation Teféstrol, isolated from the roots ofFerula tenuisecta have been developed. Minor components have been isolated. The amounts of the major and minor components in Tefestrol have been determined.Institute of Chemistry of Plant Substances, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 632–634, November–December, 1992.     

Esters of Ferula karakalensis. Structure and stereochemistry of karaferin and karaferinin

Two new guaiane esters — karaferin and karaferinin — have been isolated fromFerula karakalensis, and their structures and stereochemistry have been established. It has been shown that theFerula sesquiterpene alcohols angrendiol, ugamdiol, and karaferol are biogenetically interconnected and are products of a single chain of the biogenesis of terpenoids in plants.Institute of Chemistry of Plant Substances, Uzbekistan Republic Academy of Sciences, Tashkent; Botanical Garden of Moscow State University. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 227–231, March–April, 1993.     

The structure of nutanoside

Summary The complete structure of nutanoside — a triterpene glycoside isolated from the roots ofSilene nutans 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. 412–416, July–August, 1971.     

Alkaloids of Aconitum coreanum. III. 13-Acetyl-14-hydroxy-2-isobutyrylhetisine N-oxide

It has been established by the x-ray structural method that a new alkaloid isolated from the epigeal part ofAconitum coreanum has the structure of 13-acetyl-14-hydroxy-2-isobutyrylhetisine N-oxide. This is the first time that a N-oxide has been isolated among the hetisine alkaloids.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Uzbek SSR Academy of Sciences, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 378–383, May–June, 1990.     

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.     

Flavonoids of Bidens tripartita. III

Summary It has been established that substance 4, isolated previously fromBidens tripartita, is (R-2)isookanin 7-O--D-glucopyranoside [(R-2)flavanomarein]. The compound isolated is a new one for the genusBidens L.Khar'kov State Pharmaceutical Institute. Khar'kov Scientific-Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 144–147, March–April, 1975.     

The structure of teucrin A

Summary The structure of a new 18-norditerpenoid — teucrin A, isolated from the plantTeucrium chamaedrys L. — has been demonstrated. It has been shown that it belongs to the furolactones with a rearranged labdane skeleton.Institute of Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Moldavian SSR. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 31–35, January–February, 1973.