Bis-bibenzyls from the Cameroon Liverwort Marchantia debilis
Abstract
Liverworts are rich sources of terpenoids and aromatic compounds among which bis-bibenzyls are well known for their wide spectrum of biological activities. This is the first report of chemical analysis of the African liverwort Marchantia debilis Goebel. From the methanol extract marchantinquinone-l'-methyl ether was newly isolated together with three known bis-bibenzyls, marchantin C, marchantinquinone and perrottetin E. The presence of bis-bibenzyls with a quinone moiety is noted for the first time in the Marchantia genus.
Keywords:
Bis-bibenzyls / Marchantia debilis / Isolation / Marchantinquinone-1 '-methyl etherSource:
Natural Product Communications, 2016, 11, 9, 1317-1318Publisher:
- Natural Products Inc, Westerville
Projects:
- Phytobiotechnology Research Foundation of Cameroon
- Natural products of wild, cultivated and edible plants: structure and bioactivity determination (RS-172053)
- Matsumae International Foundation