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Phenanthrene derivatives from the orchid Coelogyne cristata.

P.L Majumder, +2 more
- 01 Oct 2001 - 
- Vol. 58, Iss: 4, pp 581-586
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The structures of coelogsinanthridin and coeloginanthrin were established as 3,5,7-trihydroxy-1,2-dimethoxy-9,10-dihydrophenanthrene and 3,4,5-triHydroxy-2,4-dimETHoxyphenanthene, respectively, which may have biological activities of phytoalexins and endogenous plant growth regulators.
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This article is published in Phytochemistry.The article was published on 2001-10-01. It has received 45 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Coelogyne cristata.

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Therapeutic orchids: traditional uses and recent advances--an overview.

TL;DR: The present study reviews the traditional therapeutic uses of orchidaceous preparations with its recent advances in pharmacological investigations that would be a useful reference for plant drug researches, especially in orchids.
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Natural phenanthrenes and their biological activity.

TL;DR: The present study furnishes an overview of the hydroxy or/and methoxy-substituted 9,10-dihydro/phenanthrene, methylated, prenylated and other monomeric derivatives, dimeric and trimeric phenanthrenes and their biological activities.
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Orchids : A review of uses in traditional medicine, its phytochemistry and pharmacology

TL;DR: A comprehensive account of chemical constituents and biological activities of orchids, including alkaloids, bibenzyl derivatives, flavonoids, phenanthrenes and terpenoids which have been isolated recently from this species are presented.
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Stilbenoids: Chemistry and bioactivities

TL;DR: Stilbenoids are formed by a particular branch of the flavonoid biosynthetic pathway and are of special interest to natural product researchers for their roles in plant resistance to fungal pathogens and their biological effects as discussed by the authors.
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Handbook of phytoalexin metabolism and action.

TL;DR: Phytoalexins in Forage Legumes: Studies on Detoxification by Pathogens and the Role of Glycosidic Precursors in Roots Possible Role of Phy toalexin Inducer Chemicals in Plant Disease Control.
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Lusianthrin and lusianthridin, two stilbenoids from the orchid Lusia indivisa

P.L. Majumder, +1 more
- 01 Jan 1990 - 
TL;DR: Lusianthrin and lusian-thridin, two new stilbenoids, were isolated from the orchid Lusia indivisa.
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Bibenzyl derivatives from the orchid Dendrobium amoenum

P.L Majumder, +2 more
- 01 Dec 1999 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the structures of amoenylin and isoamenylin were established as 4-hydroxy-3,4′-dihydroxy-5-methoxybibenzyl and 3, 4′-hydroxyl 3,4,5-trimethoxy bibenenzyl, respectively, mainly from spectral evidence.
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Structure of flavanthrin, the first dimeric 9,10-dihydrophenanthrene derivative from the orchid eria flava

Pralay Majumder, +1 more
- 01 Jan 1988 - 
TL;DR: Flavanthrin, the first dimeric 9,10-dihydrophenanthrene derivative, was isolated from the orchid Eria flava which also yielded the previously reported 9, 10-dibhrenanthrene coelonin this paper.
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