An isoflavonoid phtoalexin and a sesquiterpene from Cycas wadei

• Main Authors: Ragasa, Consolacion Y., Ng, Vincent Antonio S., Agoo, Esperanza Maribel G., Shen, Chien Chang
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2016
• Subjects: Cycas > Analysis; Flavonoids; Sesquiterpenes; Chemistry
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/1159
• Institution: De La Salle University

Chemical investigation of the dichloromethane extract of the roots of Cycas wadei, a plant endemic to the Philippines, led to the isolation of a new isoflavonoid phtoalexin, wadeiol (1) and selin-4(5)-en-1β,11-diol (2). The structures of these compounds were elucidated by extensive 1D and 2D NMR spe...