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Structure Elucidation and Botanical Characterization of Diterpenes from a Specific Type of Bee Glue.
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Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) [Molecules] 2017 Jul 14; Vol. 22 (7). Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Jul 14. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Investigation of the single plant source bee glue type originating from Southern Australia resulted in the isolation and structure elucidation of major serrulatane diterpenes, novel 7,8,18-trihydroxyserrulat-14-ene ( 1 ), along with its oxidized product, 5,18-epoxyserrulat-14-en-7,8-dione ( 3 ) and known (18 RS )-5,18-epoxyserrulat-14-en-8,18-diol ( 2 ). Exploration into the botanical origin revealed Myoporum insulare R. Br, as the plant source of the bee glue materials. This discovery was made through comparative analysis of the myoporum bee glue samples collected from the beehives, analyses of plant resinous exudate, and resin carried on the hind legs of bees foraging for bee glue.<br />Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1420-3049
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28708125
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules22071185