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Planta Med 2006; 72(14): 1334-1338
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-947256
Letter
© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Bioactive Terpenes from the Roots of Chloranthus henryi

Bin Wu1 , Shan He1 , Xiao-dan Wu2 , Yuan-jiang Pan1
  • 1Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P.R. China
  • 2Center of Analysis & Measurement of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P.R. China
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Received: June 27, 2006

Accepted: August 1, 2006

Publication Date:
04 October 2006 (online)

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Abstract

12,15-Epoxy-5αH,9βH-labda-8(17),13-dien-19-oic acid (1) and 14-methoxy-15,16-dinor-5αH,9αH-labda-13(E),8(17)-dien-12-one (2), two new labdane-type diterpenes, and 1α-hydroxy-8,12-epoxyeudesma-4,7,11-triene-6,9-dione (3), one new eudesmane-type sesquiterpene, were isolated from Chloranthus henryi Hemsl, along with two known compounds, 8βH-eudesma-4(14),7(11)-dien-12,8-olide (4) and 8β-hydroxyeudesma-4(14),7(11)-dien-12,8-olide (5). Their structures were established by a combination of 1D- and 2D-NMR spectroscopic techniques. The new compounds 2, 3 and the known compound 4 exhibited antitumor activities against Hela and K562 human tumor cell lines.

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Prof. Yuan-Jiang Pan

Department of Chemistry

Zhejiang University

Hangzhou

310027

People’s Republic of China

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Email: panyuanjiang@zju.edu.cn