CUCURBITACINS FROM CUCURBITA-TEXANA - EVIDENCE FOR THE ROLE OF ISOCUCURBITACINS

被引:15
作者
HALAWEISH, FT
机构
[1] Delaware Agricultural Experiment Station Department of Entomology, and Applied Ecology College of Agricultural Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, 19717-1303, Delaware
关键词
CUCURBITA-TEXANA; CORN ROOTWORM; PHAGOSTIMULANT; CUCURBITACIN-D; ISOCUCURBITACIN; GLYCOSIDES;
D O I
10.1007/BF00987468
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
In addition to cucurbitacins E and I, cucurbitacins D, 1, 3-epi-isocucurbitacin D, 2, and B, 3, were isolated from the fruits of Cucurbita texana and structurally identified by UV, IR, H-1 NMR, C-13 NMR, and MS, and 2-O-beta-glucopyranosylcucurbitacin I was identified. These compounds have not been reported PreviouslY as constituents of this species. The isolation of 3-epi-isocucurbitacin D 2 together with normal cucurbitacins suggests that isocucurbitacins occur naturally. Evidence is also discussed that isocucurbitacins are biosynthesized one step ahead of normal cucurbitacin.
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