The chemical composition of Amazonian plants (*)
A catalogue, edited by setor de fitoquímica , INPA, Manaus, Amazon as
FAMILY
MYRISTWACEAE
Occt..T"RRENCE: Manaus, Amazonas
TRUNK WOOD:
Sitosterol
SPECIE
lryanthera el/iptica Ducke
2- (r»-piperonyltridecyl) 4-r\.11ethylidenetetronic acid (le-2)
Spiro-[4-methoxy-3,5-cyclohexadiene-1, 1' (1 ',2' ,3 ,4'-tetrahydro-6',8'-dihydro-6' ,8'-dihydroxy-7'-metho xynaphtalene]-2-one (le-3)
( ± ) -7,4'-Dihyaroxy-3'-methoxyflavane (le-4)
1-( 4 '-hydroxy-2 '-methoxyphenyl) -3- ( 4' '-hydroxy -3' ·~methoxyphenyl) -Propane ( le-5)
Je-2 O Me
OH
Me O HO
O Me
HO
1 e -4 I e -3
HO OH
OMe-
I e -5
REFE:RENCES :
1. Di3z Diaz, P. P. (1978) Taken from part of the D. Se. Thesis submitted to Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil.
2. De Lima, R. A., FRANCA, N. C., DIAz DrAZ, P. P., GOTTLIEB, 0. R. (1975) Phytochemistry, 14,1831.
(*) - Contributions to this catalogue, which will be continued in subsequent issues of this Journal, are invited and should be submitted to address give abovc.
ACTA AMAZONICA 9(3) : 587-588. 1979 -587
FAMILY
LEGUMINOSAE-LOTOIDAE
OccuRRENCE: Manaus, Amazonas
TRUNK WOOD;
Elemicin Biochanin-A Naringenin ( I ) Pratensein (2a)
5,7-Dihydroxy-8,3'.4'-trimethoxyisoflavone (2b) 5,7,3'-Trihydroxy-8,4'-dimethoxyisoflavone (2c)
5.7.3' (4') -Trihydroxy-6.4' (3.') -dimethoxyisoflavone
HO
(1)
2a R=R2=R~=OH R1=0Me R"=R5=H
R.EFERENCE:
OH
2b
R= R1= R5= 0Me R2= R4=-0H R3=H
(2d)
SPECIE
Monopterix inpae W. Rodr. n. s.
p.
2c
R=R2=R.~~OH
R,=R5=0Me R)= H
2d
R=R2=R~=-OH R1= R3=0Me R5= H
ALBUQUERQUE, Fabio Barbosa de (1978) Taken from part of the M. Se. Thesis submHted to Univer·
sidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brasil .
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