Isolation and identification of a trail attractant for the termite Reticulitermes lucifugus from the plant Zizyphus jujuba

Two trail attractants for the termiteR. lucifugus have been isolated from the plantZizyphus jujuba: - and -bisabolenes. The threshold concentrations of the actions of these substances amounts to 10^–9 g/liter. -Bisabolene in the range of concentrations of 1–10^–6 g/liter is a powerful repellant for termites.Institute of Physiologically Active Substances, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Chernogolovka. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 416–419, May–June, 1989.     

Steroids of the spirostan and furostan series from plants of the genus Allium. Structure of anzurogenin A from Allium suvorovii and A. stipitatum

The collective fruit of the cocultivatedAllium suvorovii Rgl. andA. stipitatum Rgl. (familyLiliaceae) has yielded a new genin of the spirostan series — anzurogenin A, which is 2,3,5-trihydroxy-(25R)-spirostan-6-one.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 68–73, January–February, 1988.     

Alkaloids ofCorydalis pseudoadunca andC. gortschakovii

Conclusions From two species ofCorydalis with different growth sites 11 bases were obtained.FromC. pseudoadunca, collected in the Alai Valley, d-bicuculline, d--hydrastine,l-adlumidine, l-scoulerine, coramine, and protopine were isolated; fromC. pseudoadunca, collected in the Pamir d--hydrastine, protopine, d-bicuculline, coramine, andl-scoulerine; and fromC. gortschakovii, collected in the western Tien-Shan, isocorydine, protopine, sendaverine, d-bicuculline,l-adlumine, and a base with mp 240–242° C.Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 438–440, 1970     

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.     

Steroids of the spirostan and furostan series from plants of the genus Allium. XXV. Structure of anzurogenin B from Allium suvorovii and Allium Stipitatum

A new genin of the spirostan series — anzurogenin B having the structure of 2,5-epoxy-(25R)-spirostan-3,6-diol — has been isolated form the collective fruit of the cocultivatedAllium suvorovii Rgl. andAllium stipitatum Rgl. (family Liliaceae).Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Uzbek SSR Academy of Sciences, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 218–221, March–April, 1988.     

Pinusolide, a new diterpenoid from Pinus sibirica and P. korsensis

Conclusions From the neutral fraction of the oleoresin ofPinus sibirica R. Mayr andP. koraensis Sieb. et Zucc. a new diterpenoid has been isolated which we have called pinusolide, whose structure has been shown to be that of methyl labd-8(20)-1,3-dien-16,15-olid-19-oate.Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch, Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 541–545, September–October, 1970.     

Natural effectors of β-1,3-glucanases activator of the β-1,3-glucanases of marine mollusks

The capacity of certain extracts of marine invertebrates of the Indian and Pacific Oceans for activating -1,3-glucanases has been detected. It has been shown that an individual compound — swinholide A from the spongeTheonella swinhoei — specifically activates -1,3-glucanases of bivlve mollusks. In the presence of swinholide A both the hydrolysis of laminarin by -1,3-glucanase L-IV fromSpisula sachalinensis and the transglycosylation reaction are accelerated.Pacific Ocean Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, Nos. 3,4, pp. 316–320, May–August, 1992.     

Triterpene glycosides and their genins fromThalictrum foetidum. II. The structure of cyclofoetigenin A

A glycoside isolated from the epigeal parts ofThalictrum foetidum (Ranunculaceae) has yielded a new genin — cyclofoetigenin A, the structure of which has been established on the basis of chemical transformations and spectral characteristics as 24S-cycloartane-3,16,25,25-tetraol.Irkutsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch, Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 370–375, May–June, 1985.     

Coumarin composition of the roots, stems, and fruit of Prangos lophoptera

Summary The coumarin composition of the roots, stems, and fruit ofPrangos lophoptera has been studied; in addition to known coumarin derivatives two new compounds have been isolated and have been calledisogosferol (XIII) andlophopterol (XIV).On the basis of a study of the IR, mass, and NMR spectra, and chemical properties of the latter, the most probable structure of 6-(3-hydroxy-1,2-ethoxyisopentyl)-7-methoxycoumarin has been proposed for it.Leningrad Sanitary-Hygienic Medical Institute. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 708–710, November–December, 1974.     

Cardiac glycosides of Erysimum contractum

The cardenolide composition ofErysimum contractum Somm. et Lew. familyBrassicaceae (Cruciferae) has been investigated. The seeds of this plant have yielded strophanthidin, erysimin, erysimoside, erycordin, and new cardiac glycoside which has been called nigrescigenin digitoxoside. It has mp 141–145°C, []_D ²⁰+16.0±2° (c 0.75; methanol), C₂₉H₄₂O₁₀. On the basis of chemical transformations and spectral investigations it has been established that the new glycoside is 3--D-digitoxopyranosyloxy-5,11,14-trihydroxy-19-oxo-5,14-card-20(22)-enolide. The total content of cardiac glycosides in the seeds of this plant amounted to 3.2%, including 1.26% of erysimoside.All-Union Scientific-Research Institute of the Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Kharkov. G. S. Skovroda Kharkov State Pedagogic Institute. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 58–62, January–February, 1991.     

Triterpenoids from the leaves of the siberian species of birchBetula nana andB. exilis

The compositions of the triterpene fractions of the unsaponifiable part of the ethereal extracts of the leaves ofB. nana andB. exilis have been studied. The leaves ofB. exilis have yielded a new triterpene for which the structure of 3,20(S),25-trihyproxydammar-23-ene is proposed, and a four component mixture of epimers at C-3 and C-24 of the compound 3,20(S),24-trihyproxydammar-25-ene. The composition and ratio of the components of the mixture were determined on the basis of chemical and spectral characteristics.Pacific Ocean Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Scientific Center, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Vladivostok. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 352–356, May–June, 1985.     

Triterpene glycosides of Astragalus and their genins. XXXVIII. Cycloalpigenin D and cycloalpioside D from Astragalus alopecurus

Eight compounds of triterpenoid nature have been isolated from the epigeal parts of the plantAstragalus alopecurus Pall. (Leguminosae) and have been designated in order of increasing polarity as substance 1–8. On the basis of chemical transformations and spectral characteristics, we have established the structures of 4 and 8, which have been called cycloalpigenin D and cycloalpioside D, respectively. Cycloalpigenin D is 20R,24S-epoxycycloartane-3,7,16,25-tetraol. Cycloalpioside D is cycloalpigenin D 3-O--D-xylopyranoside.Institute of Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 377–384, May–June, 1991.     

Gas-chromatographic determination of the composition of the volatile components of the oleoresins of some species of conifers

Using the method of analytical GLC in a glass capillary column, the compositions have been studied of the volatile fractions of the oleoresins of five species of conifers:Larix decidua,Pinus strobus,Pinus mugo,Picea excelsa, andPinus abies. In the oleoresins 21 monoterpene and 22 sesquiterpene compounds were identified from their relative retention times and with the aid of additives. The main components of the volatile fractions of the oleoresins were - and -pinenes and 3-carene among the monoterpenes, and longifolene caryophyllene, - and -cadinenes and -murolene among the sesquiterpene compounds. The quantitative analysis of the fractions was carried out by the method of internal normalization from averaged correlation coefficients.Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Novosibirsk. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 629–632, September–October, 1990.