Labdane and pimarane diterpenes from Croton joufra

• Main Authors: Somyote Sutthivaiyakit, Parichart Nareeboon, Nijsiri Ruangrangsi, Somsak Ruchirawat, Somchai Pisutjaroenpong, Chulabhorn Mahidol
• Other Authors: Ramkhamhaeng University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Chemistry; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/26398
• Institution: Mahidol University

From the chloroform extract of the leaves of Croton joufra, the diterpenes 2α,3α-dihydroxy-labda-8(17),12(13),14(15)-triene and 3β-hydroxy-19-O-acetyl-pimara-8(9),15-dien-7-one, were isolated. Their structures were establised by spectroscopic methods. One of the compounds showed weak lethality in th...