Methylenedioxy- and methoxyflavones from Melicope coodeana syn. Euodia simplex

Henrik Toft Simonsen, Michael D Larsen, Merete W Nielsen, Anne Adsersen, Carl Erik Olsen, Dominique Strasberg, Ulla W Smitt, Jerzy W Jaroszewski

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Abstract

Three new natural products, 3,8-dimethoxy-5,7-dihydroxy-3',4'-methylenedioxyflavone, 3,6,8-trimethoxy-5,7-dihydroxy-3',4'-methylenedioxyflavone and 3,6,8,3',4'-pentamethoxy-5,7-dihydroxyflavone were isolated from Melicope coodeana syn. Euodia simplex (Rutaceae) along with 3,6,3'-trimethoxy-5,7,4'-trihydroxyflavone and 3,3'-dimethoxy-5,7,4'-trihydroxyflavone. The structural assignments are based on (1)H and (13)C NMR data, including discussion of the chemical shifts of C-2 in 3,5-dihydroxy- and 3-methoxy-5-hydroxyflavones. The presence of highly methoxylated and methylenedioxyflavones is characteristic of the genus Melicope, and the present findings support the recent transfer of Euodia simplex to Melicope.

Original languageEnglish
JournalPhytochemistry
Volume60
Issue number8
Pages (from-to)817-20
Number of pages4
ISSN0031-9422
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2002

Keywords

  • Flavonoids
  • Molecular Structure
  • Rutaceae
  • Spectrum Analysis

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