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Phytochemical investigation of the needles of Abies nebrodensis (Lojac.) Mattei

Sergio RosselliAntonella MaggioRosario SchicchiAlberto SpinellaAnna GeraciMaurizio Bruno

subject

rheosminAbies nebrodensiChemical structurePopulationMaltolPlant Science01 natural sciencesBiochemistryLanostaneAnalytical ChemistrySettore BIO/01 - Botanica Generalechemistry.chemical_compoundOrganic chemistrySettore BIO/15 - Biologia FarmaceuticaAbies nebrodensiseducationeducation.field_of_studymaltolbiology010405 organic chemistrySettore BIO/02 - Botanica SistematicaOrganic ChemistrySettore CHIM/06 - Chimica Organicabiology.organism_classification0104 chemical sciences010404 medicinal & biomolecular chemistrychemistryPhytochemicalPinaceaedehydroabietic acidlanostaneDerivative (chemistry)

description

Abies nebrodensis (Lojac.) Mattei (Pinaceae) is a species living in a very small population only in a confined area of Sicily. In this study, the dichloromethane extract of the leaves was analyzed. Apart from three already known metabolites namely dehydroabietic acid; maltol; and rheosmin, previously detected in other species of Abies, a lanostane derivative was isolated. Its chemical structure was elucidated by means of extensive spectroscopic methods.

https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.7850960