TY  - JOUR
AU  - Royer, M.
AU  - Herbette, G.
AU  - Eparvier, V.
AU  - Beauchene, J.
AU  - Thibaut, B.
AU  - Stien, D.
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Secondary metabolites of Bagassa guianensis Aubl. wood: A study of the chemotaxonomy of the Moraceae family
T2  - Phytochemistry
JO  - Phytochemistry
SP  - 1708
EP  - 1713
VL  - 71
IS  - 14-15
PB  - PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
KW  - Bagassa guianensis
KW  - Moraceae
KW  - Secondary metabolites
KW  - Stilbenes
KW  - Moracins
KW  - Flavonoids
KW  - Natural durability
N2  - In order to explain the durability of the Moraceae plant family, phytochemistry of Bagassa guianensis was performed. Ethyl acetate extract was obtained from the heartwood and 18 secondary metabolites were isolated, including 6 moracins [6-O-methyl-moracin M, 6-O-methyl-moracin N and moracin Z; previously identified: moracin M, moracin N and moracin P], 8 stilbenoids [presently identified: (-)-epialboctalol and arachidin 4; previously identified: alboctalol, trans-resveratrol, arachidin 2, trans-oxyresveratrol and artogomezianol], 3 previously identified flavonoids, steppogenin, katuranin and dihydromorin, beta-sitosterol and resorcinol. Previous studies suggest that stilbenoids are responsible for the natural durability of wood. Our study has determined that B. guianensis is closely related to Morus sp. in phylogeny and should be included in the Moreae sensu stricto tribe of the Moraceae family. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
SN  - 0031-9422
N1  - ISI:000282453900013
ID  - Royer_etal2010
ER  -