Constituents of Dragon's Blood. 5. Dracoflavans B1, B2, C1, C2, D1, and D2, new A-type deoxyproanthocyanidins

J Nat Prod. 1997 Oct;60(10):971-5. doi: 10.1021/np9702188.

Abstract

From Dragon's Blood, a resin produced by plants of the genus Daemonorops (Palmae), six new A-type flavanoid deoxyproanthocyanidins have been isolated. Their structure and stereochemistry, established by chemical degradation and extensive NMR analysis, is consistent with a mechanism of formation common to other constituents of the resin, which involves oxidation of a 6-methylflavan to a quinonemethide, followed by coupling with another flavan moiety.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / chemistry
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / isolation & purification
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / pharmacology
  • Flavonoids / chemistry
  • Flavonoids / isolation & purification*
  • Flavonoids / toxicity
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Mice
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*
  • Rats
  • Spectrophotometry, Infrared
  • Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
  • Flavonoids