BIOSYNTHESIS OF IRIDOIDS IN FORSYTHIA SPP

Authors
DAMTOFT S FRANZYK H JENSEN SR
Citation
S. Damtoft et al., BIOSYNTHESIS OF IRIDOIDS IN FORSYTHIA SPP, Phytochemistry, 37(1), 1994, pp. 173-178
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
Phytochemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
00319422
Volume
37
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
173 - 178
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9422(1994)37:1<173:BOIIFS>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
The biosynthesis of the carbocyclic iridoid glucosides present in the genus Forsythia has been investigated. Deuterium labelled deoxyloganic acid, 8-epi-deoxyloganic acid and adoxosidic acid were fed to Forsyth ia viridissima and F. europaea. These experiments showed that the bios ynthesis presumably follows a pathway including both deoxyloganic acid and adoxosidic acid. Two new compounds were isolated from F. europaea , i.e. 11-glucosyl forsythide and 11-methyl forsythide.