Four new bibenzyl derivatives from Dendrobium candidum

Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2009 Sep;57(9):997-9. doi: 10.1248/cpb.57.997.

Abstract

Four new bibenzyl derivatives, namely, dendrocandins F-I (1-4), were isolated from the stems of Dendrobium candidum. Their structures were elucidated by the analysis of spectroscopic data. Dendrocandins F and G represent the fourth and fifth example of bisbibenzyl derivates with a dibenzopyran ring between two units, respectively. Dendrocandin H represents the first example of a bibenzyl derivative formed by a bibenzyl and a 1,4-phenanthraquinone unit via a dibenzopyran ring. Compounds 1-4 were examined for antioxidant activity by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging assay.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bibenzyls / chemistry*
  • Bibenzyls / isolation & purification
  • Bibenzyls / pharmacology
  • Circular Dichroism
  • Dendrobium / chemistry*
  • Free Radical Scavengers / chemistry*
  • Free Radical Scavengers / isolation & purification
  • Free Radical Scavengers / pharmacology
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Plant Stems / chemistry

Substances

  • Bibenzyls
  • Free Radical Scavengers