Apodophyllone and isotorquatone, two arenic ketones from Eucalyptus apodophylla

Authors
Menut, C Bessiere, JM Samate, AD Millogo-Rasolodimby, J Nacro, M
Citation
C. Menut et al., Apodophyllone and isotorquatone, two arenic ketones from Eucalyptus apodophylla, PHYTOCHEM, 51(8), 1999, pp. 975-978
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Agricultural Chemistry","Animal & Plant Sciences
Journal title
PHYTOCHEMISTRY
ISSN journal
00319422 → ACNP
Volume
51
Issue
8
Year of publication
1999
Pages
975 - 978
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9422(199908)51:8<975:AAITAK>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
The essential oil of Eucalyptus apodophylla exploited in Burkina Faso consi sts mainly in monoterpenes (53.7-66.9%) and sesquiterpenes (9.0-10.0%). It is characterized by important amounts (15.2-32.9%) of arenic ketones belong ing to the series of torquatone and of jensenone. Among them, two new struc tures, apodophyllone and isotorquatone, were clearly identified by H-1 and C-13 NMR. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.