Potentially bioactive two new natural sesquiterpenoids from the rhizomes of Zingiber zerumbet

Arch Pharm Res. 2005 Mar;28(3):294-6. doi: 10.1007/BF02977795.

Abstract

Repeated chromatography of the n-hexane-soluble fraction of the MeOH extract of the rhizomes of Zingiber zerumbet led to the isolation of two isomers of 6-methoxy-2E,9E-humuladien-8-one (1 and 2) and stigmast-4-en-3-one. The structures of 1 and 2 were determined by spectroscopic methods including 1 D and 2D-NMR elucidated by analysis of spectroscopic data as well as by comparison with published values. This is the first report on the isolation of compounds 1 and 2 from the nature. Stigmast-4-en-3-one was first isolated from this plant.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Rhizome / chemistry*
  • Sesquiterpenes / chemistry
  • Sesquiterpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Zingiberaceae / chemistry*

Substances

  • Sesquiterpenes