Chemical indexes calculated for 8,11,13-trien-abietane diterpenoids isolated from Swartzia species

The disparity found in the molecular structures of compounds isolated from nine plants of the Swartzia genus indicates that the Swartzia species that furnished cassane diterpenoids and triterpenoidal saponins are more recent, since these metabolites have adopted the mevalonic acid route of formation, abandoning the shikimic acid/acetate route that produces the isoflavonoids found in the remaining species. Chemical indexes calculated from the molecular structure diversities of sixteen 8,11,13-trien-abietane diterpenoids isolated from Swartzia langsdorffii and S. arborescens indicate that S. arborescens is more recent than S. langsdorffii. The results suggest a more evolved position in Swartzia species of the section Possira.

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Main Authors:	Magalhães,A. F, Tozzi,A. M. G. A, Santos,C. C, Magalhães,E. G
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Fundação Editora da Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho - UNESP 2010
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-46702010000300017
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