Chemical Study on Haematoxylon campechianum : a Sweet Principle and New Dibenz[b, d]oxocin Derivatives

• Published in: Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin Vol. 39; no. 6; pp. 1382 - 1384
• Main Authors: MASUDA, Hitoshi, OHTANI, Kazuhiro, MIZUTANI, Kenji, OGAWA, Susumu, KASAI, Ryoji, TANAKA, Osamu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan 1991; Maruzen
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; dibenz[b, d]oxocin; General pharmacology; Haematoxylon compechianum; hematoxylin; hematoxylol A; Leguminosae; logwood; Medical sciences; Pharmacognosy. Homeopathy. Health food; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; swee principle; tetra-O-methylhematoxylol B; Molecular structure; Pharmacognosy; Heartwood; Sweet product; Extract; Identification; Medicinal plant; Leguminosae; Dicotyledones; Angiospermae; Plant origin; Spermatophyta; Sweetener

The sweet principle of an extract of heartwood of Haematoxylon campechianum was identified s hematoxylin (1), the well-known staining reagent already isolated from this plant. In addition to 1, two new dibenz[b, d]oxocim derivatives (2 and 3) were obtained. The structure of 2, named hematoxylol A, w...