Hypelodins A and B, polyprenylated benzophenones from Hypericum elodeoides

J Nat Med. 2014 Oct;68(4):737-42. doi: 10.1007/s11418-014-0853-9. Epub 2014 Aug 1.

Abstract

Two new polyprenylated benzophenones, hypelodins A (1) and B (2), were isolated from the aerial parts of the Chinese medicinal plant Hyperium elodeoides (Choisy). Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic evidence. Hypelodin A (1) is a polyprenylated benzophenone having a tetrahydropyrane ring with three prenyl groups and one 4-methyl-1,3-pentadiene moiety, while hypelodin B (2) has a cage-like structure with a 6/6/5/7/6/5 hexacyclic ring system.

MeSH terms

  • Benzophenones / chemistry
  • Benzophenones / isolation & purification*
  • Hypericum / chemistry*
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry

Substances

  • Benzophenones
  • hypelodin A
  • hypelodin B