TOCOTRIENOLS FROM IRYANTHERA GRANDIS

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80162-4

The fruits of Iryanthera grandis contain the four compounds related with the tocotrienol group: 2,8-dimethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyl-3,7,11-tridecatrienyl)-6-chromanol; 2,8-dimethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyl-3,7,11-tridecatrienyl-5-O-<2',8'-dimethyl-2'-(4',8',12'-trimethyl-3',7',11'-tridecatrienyl)-6'-chromanyl>)-6-chromanol; 2,8-dimethyl-2-(4,12-dimethyl-8-carboxyl-3,7,11-tridecatrienyl)-6-chromanol and 5-hydroxy-7-(3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2,6,10,11-hexadecatetraenyl-2(3H)-benzofuranone; the neolignan (2R,3R,4S)-2,3-dimethyl-4-(4'-hydroxyphenyl)-6-hydroxytetralin; and the flavonoid 2',4'-dihydroxy-4,6'-dimethoxydihydrochalcone.-Key Word Index-Iryanthera grandis; Myristicaceae; tocotrienols; tetralin neolignan; dihydrochalcone.