Highly oxygenated ecdysteroids from Vitex canescens root bark

A Suksamrarn; N Promrangsan; A Jintasirikul

doi:10.1016/s0031-9422(99)00458-6

Highly oxygenated ecdysteroids from Vitex canescens root bark

Phytochemistry. 2000 Apr;53(8):921-4. doi: 10.1016/s0031-9422(99)00458-6.

Authors

A Suksamrarn¹, N Promrangsan, A Jintasirikul

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ramkhamhaeng University, Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand.

PMID: 10820804
DOI: 10.1016/s0031-9422(99)00458-6

Abstract

Highly oxygenated ecdysteroids, (24R)-11 alpha, 20,24-trihydroxyecdysone and 11 alpha,20,26-trihydroxyecdysone, have been isolated from the polar fraction of Vitex canescens root bark. The latter exists as two C-25 epimers which could be separated by reversed-phase HPLC.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
Chromatography, Thin Layer
Ecdysteroids
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Plant Roots / chemistry
Plants, Medicinal*
Spectrometry, Mass, Fast Atom Bombardment
Stereoisomerism
Steroids / chemistry
Steroids / isolation & purification*
Vitex / chemistry*

Substances

11,20,24-trihydroxyecdysone
11,20,26-trihydroxyecdysone
Ecdysteroids
Steroids