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Planta Med 1982; 45(5): 42-45
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-971239
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Cyanogenesis in Passifloraceae

II* Cyanogenic compounds from Passiflora capsularis, P. warmingii and P. perfoliataF. C. Fischer1 , S. Y. Fung1 , P. P. Lankhorst2
  • 1Department of Pharmacognosy, State University of Leiden, Gorlaeus Laboratories, Leiden, The Netherlands
  • 2Department of Organic Chemistry, State University of Leiden, Gorlaeus Laboratories, Leiden, The Netherlands
* Part I: a preliminary communication [1] on the same subject.
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1981

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29 March 2007 (online)

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Abstract

A novel cyclopentenoid cyanogenic bis-glycoside has been isolated from Passiflora capsularis L. Its structure has been tentatively determined as 4-boivinosyl tetraphyllin B. The name passicapsin is proposed for this compound. Linamarin has been isolated from Passiflora warmingii MAST. Extracts of Passiflora perfoliata L. yielded a (probably glycosidic) cyclopentenone dervative, which possibly originated from an unstable glycoside having a free α-hydroxynitrile group.

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Passiflora capsularis - P. warmingii - P. perfoliata - Cyanogenesis - Linamarin - Passicapsin - Cyclopentenoid compounds - 2,6-dideoxy-xyko-hexopyranose - Boivinose - 1H-NMR - 13C-NMR - FD-MS