Mulinane and Azorellane Diterpenoid Biomarkers by GC-MS from a Representative Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) Species of the Andes.
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SUBMITTER: Simoneit BRT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6412730 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb
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Mulinane and Azorellane Diterpenoid Biomarkers by GC-MS from a Representative Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) Species of the Andes.
Simoneit Bernd R T BRT Oros Daniel R DR Jaffé Rudolf R Didyk-Peña Alexandra A Areche Carlos C Sepúlveda Beatriz B Didyk Borys M BM
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20190214 4
Extracts of bled resin from <i>Azorella compacta</i>, of the Azorelloideae family from the Andes (>4000 m), were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The mass spectra of the dominant compounds of the resin and its hydrogenation products were documented. The most abundant compounds were oxygenated diterpenoids, namely mulinadien-20-oic (Δ<sup>11,13</sup> and Δ<sup>11,14</sup>) acids, azorell-13-en-20-oic acid, 13α,14β-dihydroxymulin-11-en-20-oic acid, and azorellanol, with a group of ...[more]
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