ABSTRACT
From the moss Erythrodontium julaceum Paris growing in Vietnam, julacelide (1), a new 3-benzylphthalide, along with methyl orsellinate (2), ethyl orsellinate (3), 4-O-methylhaematommic acid (4), and zeorin (5), were isolated and structurally elucidated. Their chemical structures were elucidated through extensive 1D and 2D NMR analysis and high-resolution mass spectroscopy as well as through comparisons to the existing literature. Compound 4-O-methylhaematommic acid was a new natural product. The absolute configuration of julacelide was defined using time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) calculations. Julacelide was evaluated for α-glucosidase inhibition.
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alpha-Glucosidases , Molecular Structure , Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy , Mass Spectrometry , alpha-Glucosidases/metabolism , Density Functional TheoryABSTRACT
One new sodium salt of an iridoid acid, sodium 6-O-methyldeacetylasperulosidate (1) and one new heterocyclic compound, 1,3,6-trimethylpyrano[2,3- d]imidazole-2,5(1H,3H)-dione (2) were isolated from Hedyotis lindleyana Hook. (Rubiaceae), together with seven known compounds, oleanolic acid (3), ursolic acid (4), teneoside D (5), 6ß-hydroxygeniposide (6), deacetylasperulosidic acid sodium salt (7), liquiritin (8), and 3,3',4'-tri-O-methylellagic acid (9). The structures were established by spectroscopic (1D, 2D NMR) and HR-ESI-MS analysis, as well as by comparison with data reported in the literature.
