Phytochemical isolation and structural elucidation study
Peer reviewed
Population
Roots and stems of the plant Desmodium caudatum DC.
Citations
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Key points
Reports the isolation of a previously undescribed flavone derivative, named desmodol, from Desmodium caudatum roots and stems, together with N,N-dimethyltryptamine, bufotenine, and bufotenine N-oxide. On the basis of spectral and chemical data, the authors assign desmodol the structure 5,3',4'-trihydroxy-6-methyl-8,8-dimethylpyrano(2,3-h)-flavone.
Abstract
A new flavone derivative named desmodol was isolated together with N, N-dimethyltryptamine, bufotenine and bufotenine N-oxide from the roots and stems of Desmodium caudatum DC. The structure of desmodol was presented to be 5-hydroxy-6-methyl-8, 8-dimethyl-2-(3, 4-dihydroxyphenyl)-4H, 8H-benzo [1, 2-b : 3, 4-b'] dipyran-4-one (5, 3', 4'-trihydroxy-6-methyl-8, 8-dimethylpyrano (2, 3-h)-flavone) by the spectral and chemical data.