Scientific publications
Georges Bellier Tabekoueng
Other affiliations: University of Karachi · International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences
Anatole Guy Blaise Azébazé
Alain François Kamdem Waffo
Juliette Cathérine Vardamides* (Corresponding author)
Moses K. Langat* (Corresponding author)
Other affiliations: University of Surrey
M. Iqbal Choudhary
Other affiliations: International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences
Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B
Abstract The phytochemical study of the roots, leaves and twigs of Penianthus camerounensis Dekker (Menispermaceae) has led to the isolation and the characterization of 20 compounds. A ceramide, camerounamide ( 1 ), and a furoclerodanediterpenoid, camerounin ( 2 ), have not been described previously, while the compounds xylopic acid ( 3 ), syringaresinol ( 4 ), iso -propylmethylcyclohexa-1,4-diol ( 5 ), 1-(28-hydroxyoctacosanoyl)glycerol ( 6 ), scoparone ( 7 ), friedelin ( 8 ), friedelanol ( 9 ) and betulinic acid ( 10 ) are being reported for the first time from the genus Penianthus alongside 10 known compounds ( 11–20 ). Chemical structures were determined using 1D- and 2D-NMR spectroscopy, MS and chemical analysis. Their chemotaxonomic importance is discussed.
