Chemical constituents of Medinilla septentrionalis (W. W. Sm.) H. L. Li (Melastomataceae)

Publication date: October 2019Source: Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, Volume 86Author(s): Qi-Heng Han, Yong-Xu Mu, Xue Gong, Na Zhang, Chun-Hong Zhang, Min-Hui LiAbstractOur phytochemical investigation of the whole plants of Medinilla septentrionalis (W. W. Sm.) H. L. Li led to the isolation of five tannins (1–5), five phenolic acids and phenolic acid derivatives (6–10), four flavonoids (11–14), two triterpenes (15 and 16), and one hydantoin derivative (17). The structures of the obtained compounds were identified using spectrometric methods (1H NMR, 13C NMR and MS). This is the first study reporting on the chemical constituent of M. septentrionalis and the chemotaxonomic relationships between Medinilla and other genera of Melastomataceae.
Source: Biochemical Systematics and Ecology - Category: Biochemistry Source Type: research