Chalcones and other constituents of Dorstenia prorepens and Dorstenia zenkeri

Phytochemistry. 2002 Apr;59(8):877-83. doi: 10.1016/s0031-9422(01)00483-6.

Abstract

The twigs of Dorstenia prorepens furnished the digeranylated chalcone, 5,3'-(3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienyl)-3,4, 2',4'-tetrahydroxychalcone while Dorstenia zenkeri yielded the 3',4'-(3-hydroxy-2,2-dimethyldihydropyrano)-4,2'-dihydroxychalcone and a bichalcone. 4-Hydroxylonchocarpin was found in both plants. D. prorepens also yielded the known compounds: psoralen, bergapten, beta-sitosterol and its D-glucopyranosyl derivative. D. zenkeri yielded p-hydroxybenzaldehyde, dorsmanin A, 4,2',4'-trihydroxychalcone and 4,2',4'-trihydroxy-3'-prenylchalcone. Structures of the new compounds were established by UV, IR, MS and 2-D NMR analysis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 5-Methoxypsoralen
  • Benzaldehydes / isolation & purification
  • Chalcone / analogs & derivatives
  • Chalcone / chemistry*
  • Chalcone / isolation & purification
  • Ficusin / isolation & purification
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Methoxsalen / analogs & derivatives*
  • Methoxsalen / isolation & purification
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Moraceae / chemistry*
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Plant Stems / chemistry

Substances

  • Benzaldehydes
  • 5-Methoxypsoralen
  • Chalcone
  • Ficusin
  • 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde
  • Methoxsalen