Biflavonoids from the bark roots of Poincianella pyramidalis (Fabaceae)

Publication date: June 2016 Source:Phytochemistry Letters, Volume 16 Author(s): José Cândido S. de Oliveira, Juceni P. David, Jorge M. David Poincianella pyramidalis (Fabaceae) is an endemic tree that grows in semiarid regions of Brazil. Phytochemical investigations on the bark roots of this plant led to the isolation of four new biflavonoids named (+)-5-hydroxy-7,4′-dimethoxyflavone-3α-2′′′-hydroxy-4′′′,4′′-dimethoxydihydrochalcone (1), (+)-5,7-dihydroxy-4′-methoxyflavone-3α-2′′′-hydroxy-4′′′,4′′-dimethoxydihydrochalcone (2), (−)-7-hydroxy-4′-methoxyflavone-3α-2′′′,4′′′-dihydroxy-4′′-methoxydihydrochalcone (3), (−)-7,4′-dihydroxy-flavanone-3,8-5′′,6′′,4′′-trihydroxy-flavone (4), and the previously identified compound 4,2′,4′,4′′,2′′′,4′′′-hexahydroxy-3,5′′′-bichalcone (rhuschalcone VI, 5). Their structures were determined by HR-ESI-MS and extensive analyses of NMR spectroscopic data. Graphical abstract

Source: Phytochemistry Letters - March 5, 2016 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research