The chemical composition of Amazonian plants c·>

The chemical composition of Amazonian plants c·>

A Catalogue, edited by setor de fitoquímica, INPA. Manaus, Amazonas

FAMILY:

Apocynaceae

OccURRENCE : Manaus (Am).

BARK:

21-oxo-0-methylaspidoalbine (I) 21-oxoaspidoalbine

zwitterion o f harmana-3-carboxyl i c acid (111) ethyl ester of harmana-3-carboxylic acid (IV)

7,75 7,15-

3H,m

REFERENCES : H

9,10 I H,d

H

CH3

( 111 }

9,60 I H,s

2 83 3H,s

SPECIE:

Aspldosperma exalatum Monach.

M.o

M.O

(I) R - OH (11) R - OMe

(IV)

1 - Brown Jr .• K. S.: Sanchez L .• W. E.: Figueiredo, A. A. and Ferreira Filho, J. M .• JACS, 88 4984 ( 1966).

2-Sanchez., W.E. and Brown Jr.: K.S., AABC, 43, 603 (1971).

( • ) - Contrlbutlons to thls catalogue, whlch wlll be contl nued In subsequent lssues of thls Journal, are lnvlted, and should be submltted to address glve above.

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FAMILY:

Guttiferae

OccuRRENCE : Amazonas.

TRUNK WOOD:

Marupone (I) Sitosterol

.REFERENCES :

SPECIE:

Moronobea pulchra Ducke

( I )

Dias, J. P. P.; Gottlieb, O. R. and Mesquita, A. A. L., Phytochemistry 13, 1953 (1974).

FAMn.Y:

Lauraceae

OcCURRENCE: Manaus (Am.).

TRUNK WOOD:

tri-0-methygalangin 3,5,7-trimethoxyflavone benzil benzoate

.REFERENCES :

SPECIE:

Aniba riparis (Nees) Mez.

Franca, N. C.; Gottlieb, O. R;. Magalhães, M. T.; Mendes, P. H.; Maia, J. G. S.; Silva, M. L.

and Gottlieb, H. E., Phytochemistry 15, 572 (1976).

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FAMUY: SPECIE:

Lauraceae Ocotea porosa (Nees) L. Barr.

OccuRRENCE: Amazonas.

l!EART:WOOD : ~

H

Sitosterol ... ^{O Me}

sesqu iterpenes

n-octacosanoic acid n-hexacosanoic acid

::o ·· · H

neol ignan poros in (I)

( I )

.REFERENCES:

Aiba, C. J.; Braz Filho, R. and Gottlieb, O. R., Phytochemistry, 12, 413 (1973).

FAMILY: SPECIE:

Leguminosae Peltogyne panlculata Benth.

OH

OH

OccURRENCE : Amazonas.

I'RUNK:

Sitosterol

7-0-methylpeltogynol (I)

( 1 )

R.EFERENCES :

Almeida, M. E.; G•)ttlieb, O. R.; Souza, J. R. and Teixeira, M. A., Phytochemistry 13, 1225 (1974).

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FAMn.Y:

Malpighiaceae

OccURRENCE : Amazonas.

LE.AVES AND STEMS:

harmine (la) harmallne (lia)

tetrahldroharmine (111) harmine N-gxlde (lb)

harmic acid methyl ester (lc) harmalinic acid (llb)

R (lia)- A= Me (llb) - A

=

.REI'ERENCES:

SPECI.E:

Bsnlsteriopsls csspl Spruce.

(la)- A= Me

(lb) - A = Me Nb-oxlde (lc) - A

=

H R

Me ( 111 )

1 - Mors, W. B. and Zaltzman, P., Boi. I.O.A., 34, 18 (1954).

2 - Hashimoto, Y. and Kawanishi, K., Phytochemlstry, 14, 1633 (1975).

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