From fruits of Myrtus communis L. (Myrtaceae) myricetin-3-O-rhamnoside or myricitrin (1), hesperetin-7-O-rhamnoglucoside or hesperidin (2), hesperin-2'-O-methyl-chalcone-4'-O-rhamnoglucoside (3) and esculetin-6-O-glucoside or esculin (4) were isolated. This is the first report of compounds 2, 3 and 4 isolated from M. communis.
hesperidin, myricitrin, esculin, heperidin-methyl-chalcone, Myrtus communis L.
Publication DOI: 10.1076/phbi.37.1.28.6327Journal NLM ID: 9812552Publisher: Lisse, the Netherlands: Swets & Zeitlinger
Institutions: Laboratory of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
Methods: 13C NMR, 1H NMR, TLC, UV, optical rotation measurement, HCl hydrolysis