Longipinene derivatives from Stevia origanoides

• Published in: Phytochemistry (Oxford) Vol. 32; no. 5; pp. 1219 - 1223
• Main Authors: Cerda-García-Rojas, Carlos M., Sánchez-Arreola, Eugenio, Joseph-Nathan, Pedro, Román, Luisa U., Hernandez, Juan D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: OXFORD Elsevier Ltd 1993; Elsevier
• Subjects: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Biological and medical sciences; chemical constituents of plants; Chemical constitution; chemical structure; Compositae; derivatives; Eupatorieae; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Life Sciences & Biomedicine; longipinene derivatives; molecular conformation; Plant physiology and development; Plant Sciences; roots; Science & Technology; sesquiterpenes; sesquiterpenoids; spectral analysis; stereochemistry; Stevia; Stevia origanoides; Mexico; Stevia origanoides; roots; Compositae; Eupatorieae; sesquiterpenes; longipinene derivatives; STEVIA-ORIGANOIDES; SESQUITERPENES; ROOTS; EUPATORIEAE; COMPOSITAE; LONGIPINENE DERIVATIVES; Root; Molecular structure; Dicotyledones; Sesquiterpenes; Angiospermae; Isolation; Spermatophyta; Stereochemistry
• ISSN: 0031-9422; 1873-3700
• DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(00)95095-7

The roots of Stevia origanoides afforded three new longipinene derivatives, their structures being established by spectroscopic methods and chemical transformations. The structure and stereochemistry of one of these compounds is further supported by single crystal X-ray analysis of a derivative.