PHENOLIC CONSTITUENTS OF COELOGYNE OVALIS

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)85509-0

Key Word Index-Coelogyne ovalis; Orchidaceae; 9,10-dihydrophenanthrenes; bibenzyls; 3'-O-methylbatatasin III; 3-hydroxy-3',5-dimethoxybibenzyl; spasmolytic activity.The structure of 3'-O-methylbatatasin III, a new bibenzyl of the East Himalayan orchid, Coelogyne ovalis, has been established on the basis of spectral and chemical data.Known 9,10-dihydrophenanthrene derivatives, a bibenzyl and sterols have also been isolated from the orchid.