Perforatin: a Novel Tetranortriterpenoid From Harrisonia perforata

LT Byrne, M Vantri, NM Phuong, MV Sargent, BW Skelton and AH White

Abstract

Extraction of the dried leaves of Harrisonia perforata (Blanco) Merr ., (Simaroubaceae) has yielded a novel tetranortriterpenoid ( limonoid ), perforatin (1), of the obacunol class. The structure was determined by a combination of spectroscopic analysis and the X-ray method. Comments are made on the stereochemistry of the related limonoid harrisonin.

Australian Journal of Chemistry 44(1) 165 - 169  doi:10.1071/CH9910165