Diterpenoids from Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Three new furanoditerpenoids of the caesalpin-type have been isolated from the roots of Caesalpinia pulcherrima. The structures of these compounds, vouacapen-5α-ol, 6β-cinnamoyl-7β-hydroxy-vouacapen-5α-ol and 8,9,11,14-didehydrovouacapen-5α-ol, were elucidated through interpretation of their spectral data. Sitosterol was also obtained.     

滇藏常绿杜鹃亚属的修订

常绿杜鹃亚属Subgenus Hymenanthes是由K.Koch（1872）根据Blume（1826）建立的Genus Hymenanthes改级组合而成。但长期以来人们一直沿用了Maximowicz（1870）所建立的、后由Koehne（1893）修订过的Subgenus Eurhododendron这一亚属名称,直到最近D.F.Chamberlain（1978,1979,1982）对该亚属的名称才作了正式订正。     

Dihydroteugin,a neo-clerodane diterpenoid from Teucrium chamaedrys

From the aerial part of Teucrium chamaedrys a new neo-clerodane diterpenoid, dihydroteugin, has been isolated, besides the previously known diterpenoids teucrin A and teugin. The structure of dihydroteugin, (12S)-15,16-epoxy-2β,6β-dihydroxy-neo-cleroda-13(16), 14-diene-18,19:20,12-diolide, was established by chemical and spectroscopic means and by partial synthesis from teugin.     

Humirianthenolides,new degraded diterpenoids from Humirianthera rupestris

The tuber of Humirianthera rupestris (Icacinaceae) contains the degraded diterpenoids 3β,20-epoxy-30α- hydroxy- 14-oxo-9β-podocarpan-19,6β-olide (humirianthenolide A), 3β,20-epoxy-3α,14α-dihydroxy-9β-podocarpan-19,6β- olide (humirianthenolide B), 3β,20; 16,14-diepoxy-3α-hydroxy-17-nor-15-oxo-9β-abiet-13-en-19,6β-olide (humirianthenolide C), 3β,20-epoxy-3α,14-dihydroxy-13-oxo-9β-podocarp-8(14)-en-19,6β-olide (humirianthenolide D), 3β,20-epoxy-3α-hidroxy-14-oxo-8α,9β-podocarpan-19,6β-olide (humirianthenolide E) and 3β,20-epoxy-3α,14β- dihydroxy-8α,9β-podocarpan-19,6β-olide (humirianthenolide F). ¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy were efrective for the determination of the humirianthenolide structures.     

Diterpenoids from Ajuga chamaepitys: Two neo-clerodane derivatives

From the whole plant of Ajuga chamaepitys two new neo-clerodane diterpenoids, ajugapitin and its dihydro derivative, have been isolated. Their     

Antibacterial activity and spectral studies of trivalent chromium,manganese, iron macrocyclic complexes derived from oxalyldihydrazide and glyoxal

A new series of complexes is synthesized by template condensation of oxalyldihydrazide and glyoxal in methanolic medium in the presence of trivalent chromium, manganese and iron salts forming complexes of the type: [M(C₈H₈N₈O₄)X]X₂ where M = Cr(III), Mn(III), Fe(III) and X = Cl^{? 1}, , CH₃COO^{? 1}. The complexes have been characterized with the help of elemental analyses, conductance measurements, magnetic susceptibility measurements, electronic, NMR, infrared and far infrared spectral studies. On the basis of these studies, a five coordinate square pyramidal geometry for these complexes has been proposed. The biological activities of the metal complexes were tested in vitro against a number of pathogenic bacteria and some of the complexes exhibited remarkable antibacterial activities.     

Template synthesis,spectroscopic, antibacterial,and antifungal studies of trivalent transition metal ion macrocyclic complexes

A novel series of complexes of the type [M(C₃₆H₂₂N₆)X]X₂, where M = Cr(III), Mn(III), Fe(III); X = Cl^?, NO₃^?, CH₃COO^?; and (C₃₆H₂₂N₆) corresponds to the tetradentate macrocyclic ligand, have been synthesized by condensation of 1,8-diaminonaphthalene and isatin in the presence of trivalent metal salts in methanolic medium. The complexes have been characterized by elemental analysis, conductance and magnetic measurements, and UV/Vis, IR, and mass spectroscopy. On the basis of these studies, a five coordinate square pyramidal geometry for all of these complexes is proposed. All synthesized macrocyclic complexes have been tested for in vitro antimicrobial activities against some pathogenic bacterial strains, viz. Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis (Gram-positive), Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Gram-negative), and two fungal strains, viz. Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus flavus. The MICs shown by the complexes against these microbial strains have been compared with MICs shown by standard antibiotic ciprofloxacin and the antifungal drug amphotericin-B.     

甘西鼠尾草化学成分研究

采用硅胶柱色谱、凝胶柱色谱及其他分离手段从甘西鼠尾草中分离得到12个化合物,根据化合物理化性质和波谱数据分别鉴定为:丹参酮ⅡA(1)、丹参酮Ⅰ(2)、丹参内酯(3)、隐丹参酮(4)、丹参酸甲酯(5)、间羟基苯甲醛(6)、迷迭香酚(7)、异迷迭香酚(8)、紫丹参甲素(9)、紫丹参乙素(10)、二氢丹参酮Ⅰ(11)、丹参新醌甲(12)。其中化合物7、8为首次从该植物中分离得到,化合物6为首次从该属植物分离得到。     

Two new cembranic diterpenoids from the flowers of Nicotiana tabacum L.

Two new cembranoids, together with fifteen known ones, were isolated from the flowers of Nicotiana tabacum L. The structures of the new compounds were established as (1βH,2E,4αOH,6αOH,7E,10αH,11αH,12βOH)-10,11-epoxy-2,7-cembradiene-4,6,12-triol (1) and (1βH,2E,4αOH,6αOH,7E,10βH,11βH,12αOH)-10,11-epoxy-2,7-cembradiene-4,6, 12-triol (2) by using spectroscopic analysis, including HRESIMS, IR, one- and two-dimensional NMR. A plausible biogenetic relationship of the isolated cembranoids was proposed. The antitumor activities of selected compounds against a panel of three human cancer HepG2, A549 and HCT-116 cell lines were evaluated by the MTT assay. Compound 5 exhibited moderate activity against Hep-G2 cell lines with an IC₅₀ value of 14.38 μM.