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Ecdysteroids from Vitex Species: Distribution and Compilation of Their 13 C‐NMR Spectral Data
Author(s) -
Sena Filho José G.,
Duringer Jennifer,
Maia Gabriela L. A.,
Tavares Josean F.,
Xavier Haroudo S.,
Sobral da Silva Marcelo,
daCunha Emídio V. L.,
BarbosaFilho José M.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
chemistry and biodiversity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1612-1880
pISSN - 1612-1872
DOI - 10.1002/cbdv.200890067
Subject(s) - verbenaceae , vitex , genus , botany , chemotaxonomy , distribution (mathematics) , zoology , biology , chemistry , evolutionary biology , taxonomy (biology) , mathematics , mathematical analysis
Iridoids and ecdysteroids are found in some genera of the family Verbenaceae. In such cases, they are used as chemotaxonomic markers for the difficult task of taxonomic identification by using morphological characteristics of plants belonging to this family. The present work describes the distribution of ecdysteroids in plants from the genus Vitex from a review of previous work on seventeen Vitex species. In addition, 13 C‐NMR data of the main ecdysteroids found in this genus are described. This study attempted to summarize previous research on ecdysteroids distribution in Vitex species with the addition of 13 C‐NMR analysis to further refine the characterization of these compounds in the Verbenaceae family.