Pectin substances ofAmaranthus cruentus

Pectin substances have been isolated from the epigeal pan of love-lies-bleeding,Amaranthus cruentus (A. caudatus), and have been characterized. The presence in them of galacturonic acid, galactose, rhamnose, xylose, arabinose, fructose, and glucose residues has been established. The titrimetric indices of the substances isolated have been determined and they have been studied by IR spectroscopy.Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 7–9, January–February, 1996. Original article submitted August 14, 1995.     

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.     

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.     

Pigment components of Amaranthaceae

Water-soluble pigments have been isolated from the epigeal parts of some Amaranthaceae species. A method for their production has been developed and the amounts of the main coloring substances in them have been determined. Protein components have been isolated by the subsequent treatment of the residual raw material, and their amino acid compositions have been determined.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. 1, pp. 57–59, January–February, 1998.     

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.     

Structure of the products of acid hydrolysis of panaxoside A

Conclusions The substances obtained in the acid hydrolysis of panaxosides A, B, and C have been isolated and characterized. The structures of these substances have been established from a combination of chemical data and the results of NMR spectroscopy.Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, Vol. 4, No. 6, pp. 352–355, 1968     

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.     

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.     

Composition of the resinous substances of conifer needles. I. Group composition of the resinous substances of the needles of the pinePinus silvestris

A system of solvents has been selected for the successive extraction of pine needles (benzene, isopropanol, and isopropanol + chloroform). Extraction was carried out by the steeping method at room temperature, and the yield of resinous substances was 19.4%. The extractive substances isolated consisted of neutral compounds, glycolipids, and phospholipids. The group compositions of the neutral substances have been determined by column chromatography. The predominating components in them are hydrocarbons (15.9%), diglycerides (10.7%), and waxy substances (27.6%).Siberian Technological Institute, Krasnoyarsk. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 396–398, May–June, 1979.     

Polysaccharides from the wastes of vegetable and melon-type crops

The water-soluble polysaccharides and pectin substances from the wastes of vegetable and melon-type crops have been studied and their monosaccharide compositions have been determined. High- and low-methoxyl pectins have been isolated, and the physicochemical characteristics are given.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. 5, pp. 597–600, September–October, 1994.     

Polysaccharides from the wastes of some fruit and berry,vegetable, and technical crops

The fractional isolation of water-soluble polysaccharides and pectin substances has been carried out from the wastes of fruit and berry and vegetable crops: apples, quinces, grapes, and tomatoes, and also the valves of cotton bolls. The qualitative and quantitative monosaccharide compositions of the carbohydrates isolated have been determined, and the characteristics of the pectin substances are given.Deceased.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 21–24, January–February, 1985.     

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.     

Anthocyans of some plants of Uzbekistan and the creation of food dyes from them

The chemical composition of anthocyan pigmentary substances of some plants of Uzbekistan have been studied. From the plant species investigated various flavonoids and glycosides of cyanidin and delphinidin have been isolated. A method has been developed for obtaining food dyes and this has been used to organize their production.A. S. Sadykov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 382–385, May–June, 1995. Original article submitted November 7, 1994.     

Structure of the products of acid hydrolysis of panaxosides D, E, and F

Summary The substances obtained in the acid hydrolysis of panaxosides D, E, and F have been isolated and characterized. Probable structures for these substances have been given on the basis of the results of chemical analysis and NMR spectroscopy.Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 164–167, 1967     

Spectroscopy of maize proteins II. Albumins

The albumins of maize grain isolated by precipitation from a total salt extract have been investigated by IR, UV, derivative, and fluorescence spectroscopy. It has been shown that the variability of the spectral parameters is connected with a change in the association of the proteins with nonprotein substances according to the genotype of the maize.Scientific-Research Institute of Biology, Dnepropetrovsk State University. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 549–553, July–August, 1991.     

The alkaline substances of the protein derived from legume seeds

Conclusions 1. Substances containing a large amount of hexone bases and containing no tryptophan, which permits them to be assigned to the alkaline proteins of the histone type, have been isolated for the first time from legume seeds at pH 9.0–12.5 by a method developed for the purpose.2. The amino acid composition and some of the properties of these substances have been determined by chromatography.Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 102–103, 1969     

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.     

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.     

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.