Chemical constituents isolated from stems of Maesa membranacea

Authors

  • Nguyen Thanh Le* Institute of Marine Biochemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Vietnam
  • Huu Giap Tran Institute of Marine Biochemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Vietnam
  • Thi Kim Oanh Vu Institute of Marine Biochemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Vietnam
  • Thuy Duong Pham College of Science and Engineering, Texas Christian University, USA
  • Ngoc Thuc Dinh Department of Science and Technology Management, Hong Duc University, Vietnam
  • Anna Stojakowska Institute of Pharmacology, Krakow, Poland
  • Bich Ngan Truong Institute of Marine Biochemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Vietnam

Abstract

Maesa membranacea A. DC. (Myrsinaceae) has been traditionally used for the treatment of fever and hepatitis. The phytochemical investigation of Maesa membranacea stems has led to the isolation of six compounds including kaempferol (1), (-)-epicatechin (2), betulinic acid (3), p-hydroxybenzoic acid (4), vanilic acid (5), and protocatechuic acid (6). The chemical structures of these compounds have been determined by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), mass spectrometry (MS) data, and by comparison with previously reported works. This is the first report of a chemical study on Maesa membranacea as compounds 1-6 listed above were found from the Maesa genus for the first time.

Keywords:

flavonoids, Maesa membranacea, phenolic acids, triterpene

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31276/VJSTE.62(3).15-18

Classification number

2.1

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Published

2020-09-15

Received 16 March 2020; accepted 8 June 2020

How to Cite

Nguyen Thanh Le, Huu Giap Tran, Thi Kim Oanh Vu, Thuy Duong Pham, Ngoc Thuc Dinh, Anna Stojakowska, & Bich Ngan Truong. (2020). Chemical constituents isolated from stems of Maesa membranacea. Vietnam Journal of Science, Technology and Engineering, 62(3), 15-18. https://doi.org/10.31276/VJSTE.62(3).15-18

Issue

Vol. 62 No. 3 (2020)

Section

Physical Sciences

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