Furanosesquiterpenes from Commiphora sphaerocarpa and related adulterants of true myrrh

Summary, in English

A new furanosesquiterpene, (1E)-8,12-epoxygermacra-1,7,10,11-tetraen-6-one (3), was isolated from the resin of Commiphora sphaerocarpa together with the known compounds curzerenone (1), furanodienone (2), (1E)-3-methoxy-8,12-epoxygermacra-1,7,10,11-tetraene-one (4), (1(10)E,2R(*),4R(*))-2-methoxy-8,12-epoxygermacra- 1(10),7,11-trien-6-one (5), and dihydropyrocurzerenone (6). Hydrodistillates of the resins of C sphaerocarpa, C holtziana, C kataf and C myrrha were analysed. The identifications were aided by NMR, GC and GC-MS. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

• Author: A Dekebo; E Dagne; Olov Sterner
• Department/s: Centre for Analysis and Synthesis
• Publishing year: 2002
• Language: English
• Pages: 48-55
• Publication/Series: Fitoterapia
• Volume: 73
• Issue: 1
• Links: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(01)00367-7
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Topic: Organic Chemistry
• Keywords: 12-epoxygermacra-1; (1E)-8; sesquiterpenoids; 7; 10; 11-tetraen-6-one; essential oil; myrrh; Commiphora myrrha; Commiphora kataf; Commiphora sphaerocarpa; Commiphora holtziana
• Status: Published
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 1873-6971