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Four new phragmalin limonoids (chukfuransins A-D) were isolated from the twigs and leaves of Chukrasia tabularis. Chukfuransins A (1) and B (2) feature a unique C-15/C-20 linkage proposed to be built by a biogenetic pathway involving Michael addition. Chukfuransins C (3) and D (4) feature the C-15/C-21 linkage. Their structures and absolute configurations were established by NMR techniques and X-ray crystallographic analysis.

Twelve limonoids, toonayunnanins A-L (1-12) and eleven known compounds (13-23) were isolated from the leaves of Toona ciliata var. yunnanensis, and their structures were elucidated by means of extensive spectroscopic analyses, particularly 1D and 2D NMR techniques. The inhibitory effects of all the isolated compounds were evaluated on human tumor cell lines, such as HL-60, SMMC-7721, A-549, MCF-7 and SW480. Cedrelone (13) and dysobinin (18) showed significant cytotoxicity, and toonayunnanin B (2) and epoxyazadiradione (14), were found to be slightly cytotoxic against the above cell lines. Furthermore, this study provides valuable information for the chemotaxonomy of T. ciliata varieties., (Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

One new limonoid of the phragmalin type (1) named Swietenine J with nine known compounds methyl-6-β-hydroxy angolensate (2), 1-O-acetylkhayanolide A(3), Khayanolide E (4), Khayalactone (5), Khayanone (6), 1-O-Acetylkhayanolide B (7), 1-O-Deacetylkhayanolide E (8), Khayanolide A (9), Khayanolide B (10) were isolated from Swietenia macrophylla. The structure of 1 was elucidated on the basis of 1D and 2D- NMR spectroscopic analysis.

Five new tetranortriterpenoids, toonaciliatones B-F ( 1- 5, resp.), together with four known compounds, dihydrocedrelone ( 6), cedrelone ( 7), 6 α-acetoxyazadirone ( 8), and 6 α-acetoxy-14 β,15 β-epoxyazadirone ( 9), were isolated from the seeds of Toona ciliata. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods, including 1D- and 2D-NMR spectroscopy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: An unusual 9,11-seco limonoid, toonasecone A (1), had been isolated from the bark of Toona ciliata. The structure was elucidated on the basis of extensive spectroscopic data analysis. This is the first time the 9,11-seco limonoid has been isolated from the Meliaceae family. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]