Planta Med 2001; 67(7): 674-677
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-17365
Letter

© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

New Coumarins from Pterocaulon polystachyum

Nancy Vera1 , Alicia Bardón1 , César A. N. Catalán1 , Thomas E. Gedris2 , Werner Herz2,*
  • 1 Instituto de Quimica Orgánica, Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, S. M. de Tucuman, Argentina
  • 2 Department of Chemistry, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
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Publication History

October 13, 2000

January 21, 2001

Publication Date:
24 September 2001 (online)

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Abstract

Aerial parts of Pterocaulon polystachyum from Chaco province, Argentina, afforded the known coumarins ayapin, isoscopoletin, prenyletin, prenyletin methyl ether, virgatenol, obtusinin, 5-methoxy-6,7-methylenedioxycoumarin, 5-(3,3-dimethylallyloxy)-6,7-methylenedioxycoumarin, 5-(2′,3′-dihydroxy-3-methylbutanoxy)-6,7-methylenedioxycoumarin, haplopinol methyl ether, 6-(1,1-dimethyl-2-propenyl)-7-hydroxycoumarin and demethylnieshoutin; the last two are new as natural products while the five new coumarins from the collection were isovirgatenol, 3′-deoxyobtusinin, 6-methoxy-7-(2′-hydroxyethoxy)-coumarin, 5-(2′-hydroxyethoxy)-6,7-methylenedioxycoumarin and a substance tentatively identified as 5-hydroxy-6,7-methylenedioxy-8-(3,3-dimethylallyl)-coumarin.

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Prof. Werner Herz

Department of Chemistry

The Florida State University

Tallahassee

FL 32306-4390

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