Lignan and amides from Piper sylvaticum
About: This article is published in Phytochemistry.The article was published on 1974-10-01. It has received 10 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Sesamin & Piperlongumine.
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TL;DR: The secondary metabolites isolated from Piper species for the period 1907 to June 1996 have been reviewed in this paper, where nearly six hundred chemical constituents belonging to different classes of bioactive compounds are listed together with their source(s) and references.
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TL;DR: Phytochemical evidence as well as other data support the suggestion that the progenitor of sesame occurs in India.
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TL;DR: In this article, two unsaturated amides, retrofractamides A and C, were isolated from the total aboveground parts of Piper retroractum and were shown to be N -isobutyl-9(3′,4′-methylenedioxyphenyl)2 E,4 E,8 E -nonatrienamide from spectroscopic and chemical investigations.
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TL;DR: A review of lignans and neolignans currently known in the Piperaceae can be found in this paper, where the authors summarize the structures and properties of these genera.
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TL;DR: Piper, the pepper plants or pepper vines are an economically and ecologically important genus in the family Piperaceae, which contains about 1,000-2,000 species of shrubs, herbs, and lianas, many of which are keystone species in their native habitat.
Abstract: Piper, the pepper plants or pepper vines are an economically and ecologically important genus in the family Piperaceae. It contains about 1,000-2,000 species of shrubs, herbs, and lianas, many of which are keystone species in their native habitat. Piper species have a pan tropical distribution, and are most commonly found in the understory of lowland tropical rainforests, but can also occur in clearings and in higher elevation life zones such as cloud forests. Most Piper species are either herbaceous or vines; some grow as shrubs or almost as small trees. Many species of piper have been used for treating different diseases in many traditions. E.g P. cubeba has been used in folk medicine, herbalism as well as in the early 20th century, as a cigarette flavoring. P. darienense is used medically by the Kuna people of the Panama-Colombia border region, and elsewhere it is used to intoxicate fish which then can be easily caught. Black Pepper (P. nigrum) essential oil is sometimes used in herbalism, and Long Pepper (P. longum) is similarly employed in Ayurveda, where it was an ingredient of Triphala Guggulu and (together with Black Pepper) of Trikatu pills, used for rasayana (rejuvenating and detoxifying) purposes.
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TL;DR: Piperlongumine and piperlonguminine are shown to be N-(3,4,5-trimethoxycinnamoyl)-Δ5-piperidin-2-one and isobutylamide of piperic acid respectively.
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TL;DR: The structure of sylvatine (1), a new alkamide from Piper sylvaticum, has been elucidated from spectroscopic studies, chemical reactions and correlation with compounds of known structures as mentioned in this paper.
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