C-Glucosidic ellagitannin oligomers from Melaleuca squarrosa Donn ex Sm., Myrtaceae

Phytochemistry. 2008 Dec;69(18):3070-9. doi: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2007.07.002. Epub 2007 Aug 24.

Abstract

C-glucosidic ellagitannin dimers were classified as types A-C according to a putative biogenetic oligomerization mode. They were characterized by different positions of the C-C bond between the phenolic acyl unit in one monomer and the benzylic C-1 of the open-chain glucose core in the other monomer. In recent years, four C-glucosidic tannins, melasquanins A-D (18-21), have been found in the leaves of Melaleuca squarrosa Donn ex Sm. (Myrtaceae). These are characterized as a dimer (melasquanin A) of a dimerization mode (type D), and trimers (melasquanins B-D) based on spectroscopic analysis including various two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (2D NMR) experiments. Melasquanins B (19) and D (21) are C-glucosidic tannin trimers with a structure containing, non-repeating condensation modes, which was hitherto unknown.

MeSH terms

  • Hydrolyzable Tannins / chemistry*
  • Hydrolyzable Tannins / metabolism*
  • Melaleuca / chemistry*
  • Melaleuca / metabolism*
  • Molecular Structure

Substances

  • Hydrolyzable Tannins