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Illicium majus

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Ethnobotanical Use
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Internal ID UUID644047cfa72c5513595434
Scientific name Illicium majus
Authority Hook.f. & Thomson
First published in Fl. Brit. India 1: 40 (1872)

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Common products: None documented for Illicium majus.

Industrial and craft applications: None documented.

Food and beverages (non-medicinal): None documented.

Colorants and tanning: None documented.

Wood and fiber: None documented.

Fragrance and cosmetics: None documented.

Properties relevant to use: None documented.

Standards and regulation: None documented.

Sustainability and sourcing: None documented.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Badianifera major (Hook.f. & Thomson) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 6 (1891)
Glochidion cavaleriei H.Lév. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 183 (1913)
Illicium spathulatum Y.C.Wu Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 71: 175 (1940)
Illicium cavaleriei (H.Lév.) H.Lév. Monde Pl. 18: 31 (1916)

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Language Common/alternative name
Arabic إليسيوم كبير
Arabic ليسوم كبير
Vietnamese hồi lớn
Chinese 大八角
Chinese 神仙果

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001076108
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:554519-1
The Plant List tro-19300242
Open Tree Of Life 318167
NCBI Taxonomy 124775
IUCN Red List 147368976
IPNI 554519-1
iNaturalist 508250
GBIF 3592300
EOL 1143347

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Potential of diterpene compounds as antivirals, a review Wardana AP, Aminah NS, Rosyda M, Abdjan MI, Kristanti AN, Tun KN, Choudhary MI, Takaya Y Heliyon 12-Aug-2021
PMCID:PMC8359577
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07777
PMID:34405122
Comparison of Species Composition and Floristic Components of Soil Sediment Spore pollen in the Ailaoshan Mountain Forest of China He SN, Hao CY, Zhao W Sci Rep 19-Aug-2019
PMCID:PMC6700070
doi:10.1038/s41598-019-48324-9
PMID:31427600
The largest early-diverging angiosperm family is mostly pollinated by ovipositing insects and so are most surviving lineages of early angiosperms Luo SX, Zhang LJ, Yuan S, Ma ZH, Zhang DX, Renner SS Proc Biol Sci 03-Jan-2018
PMCID:PMC5784199
doi:10.1098/rspb.2017.2365
PMID:29298936
Total Syntheses of (−)-Majucin and (−)-Jiadifenoxolane A, Complex Majucin-Type Illicium Sesquiterpenes Condakes ML, Hung K, Harwood SJ, Maimone TJ J Am Chem Soc 17-Nov-2017
PMCID:PMC5729088
doi:10.1021/jacs.7b11493
PMID:29148748
The rapid climate change-caused dichotomy on subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest in Yunnan: Reduction in habitat diversity and increase in species diversity Ren Z, Peng H, Liu ZW Plant Divers 15-Jun-2016
PMCID:PMC6112197
doi:10.1016/j.pld.2016.04.003
PMID:30159458
Synthesis of Neurotrophic Seco-prezizaane Sesquiterpenes (1R,10S)-2-oxo-3,4-dehydroneomajucin, (2S)-hydroxy-3,4-dehydroneomajucin, and (−)-jiadifenin Cheng X, Micalizio GC J Am Chem Soc 25-Jan-2016
PMCID:PMC4879688
doi:10.1021/jacs.5b12694
PMID:26785051
Neurotrophic Natural Products: Chemistry and Biology Xu J, Lacoske MH, Theodorakis EA Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 18-Dec-2013
PMCID:PMC3945720
doi:10.1002/anie.201302268
PMID:24353244
Diterpenoids and sesquiterpenoids from the roots of Illicium majus. Wang YD, Zhang GJ, Qu J, Li YH, Jiang JD, Liu YB, Ma SG, Li Y, Lv HN, Yu SS J Nat Prod 25-Oct-2013
doi:10.1021/NP400638R
PMID:24070022
Sesquiterpene lactones from the pericarps of Illicium majus; 2-oxy derivatives of neomajucin and 3,4-dehydroxyneomajucin. Isao KOUNO, Naosuke BABA, Miwa HASHIMOTO, Nobusuke KAWANO, Masakatsu TAKAHASHI, Hiroshi KANETO, Chun-Shu YANG Pharmaceutical Society of Japan 08-Dec-2011
doi:10.1248/CPB.38.422
Isolation of Neoanisatin Derivatives from the Pericarps of Illicium majus with Other Constituents. Isao KOUNO, Miwa HASHIMOTO, Sayuri ENJOJI, Masakatsu TAKAHASHI, Hiroshi KANETO, Chun-Shu YANG Pharmaceutical Society of Japan 08-Dec-2011
doi:10.1248/CPB.39.1773
Isolation of three new sesquiterpene lactones from the pericarps of Illicium majus. Isao KOUNO, Naosuke BABA, Miwa HASHIMOTO, Nobusuke KAWANO, Masakatsu TAKAHASHI, Hiroshi KANETO, Chun-Shu YANG, Sadao SATO Pharmaceutical Society of Japan 08-Dec-2011
doi:10.1248/CPB.37.2448
A new sesquiterpene lactone and its glucoside from the pericarps of Illicium majus. Isao KOUNO, Naosuke BABA, Miwa HASHIMOTO, Nobusuke KAWANO, Chun-Shu YANG, sadao SATO Pharmaceutical Society of Japan 08-Dec-2011
doi:10.1248/CPB.37.2427
New anisatin-like sesquitepene lactones from pericarps of illicium majus Chun-Shun Yang, Isao Kouno, Nobusuke Kawano, Sadao Sato Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)86678-2
A new toxic neoanisatin derivative from the pericarps of Illicium majus. Yang CS, Hashimoto M, Baba N, Takahashi M, Kaneto H, Kawano N, Kouno I Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 01-Jan-1990
doi:10.1248/CPB.38.291
PMID:2337950

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids
(1S,4aS,10aR)-7-[(2R)-1-hydroxypropan-2-yl]-1,4a-dimethyl-2,3,4,9,10,10a-hexahydrophenanthrene-1-carboxylic acid 72705063 Click to see CC(CO)C1=CC2=C(C=C1)C3(CCCC(C3CC2)(C)C(=O)O)C 316.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP400638R
(1S,4aS,10aR)-7-[(2R)-1,2-dihydroxypropan-2-yl]-1,4a-dimethyl-2,3,4,9,10,10a-hexahydrophenanthrene-1-carboxylic acid 73355402 Click to see CC12CCCC(C1CCC3=C2C=CC(=C3)C(C)(CO)O)(C)C(=O)O 332.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP400638R
1-Phenanthrenecarboxylic acid, 1,2,3,4,4a,9,10,10a-octahydro-1,4a-dimethyl-7-(1-methylethyl)-, [1R-(1alpha,4abeta,10aalpha)]- 1201531 Click to see CC(C)C1=CC2=C(C=C1)C3(CCCC(C3CC2)(C)C(=O)O)C 300.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP400638R
Majusanic acid E 72705062 Click to see CC(CO)C1=CC2=C(C=C1)C3(CCCC(C3CC2)(C)C(=O)O)C 316.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP400638R
MajusanicacidD 73351956 Click to see 330.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP400638R
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesterterpenoids / Scalarane sesterterpenoids
4,4,6a,8a,11,11,12b,14b-Octamethyl-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,6a,8,8a,9,10,11,12,12a,12b,13,14,14a,14b-icosahydropicen-3-ol 344467 Click to see 426.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(00)86678-2
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene lactones
(1R,2R,5R,6S,10R,11R,14R)-5,10,14-trihydroxy-2,6-dimethyl-8,12-dioxatetracyclo[9.3.1.01,5.06,10]pentadecane-9,13-dione 45269136 Click to see 312.31 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.37.2448
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(00)86678-2
(1S,2R,4R,5R,6S,10R,11S,14R)-4,5,10,14-tetrahydroxy-2,6-dimethyl-8,12-dioxatetracyclo[9.3.1.01,5.06,10]pentadecane-9,13-dione 162980861 Click to see 328.31 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(00)86678-2
(1S,2R,4R,5R,6S,7R,8R,11S)-4,5,7,11-tetrahydroxy-2,7-dimethylspiro[9-oxatricyclo[6.3.1.01,5]dodecane-6,3'-oxetane]-2',10-dione 44575426 Click to see CC1CC(C2(C13CC(C(C24COC4=O)(C)O)OC(=O)C3O)O)O 328.31 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.37.2448
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(00)86678-2
(1S,2R,5R,6S,10R,11S,14R)-5,10,14-trihydroxy-2,6-dimethyl-8,12-dioxatetracyclo[9.3.1.01,5.06,10]pentadecane-9,13-dione 21672428 Click to see CC1CCC2(C13CC(C4(C2(COC4=O)C)O)OC(=O)C3O)O 312.31 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(00)86678-2
(1S,2S,5R,6R,7S,8R,11R)-5,11-dihydroxy-2,7-dimethylspiro[9-oxatricyclo[6.3.1.01,5]dodecane-6,3'-oxetane]-2',3,10-trione 101529009 Click to see CC1C2CC3(C(C(=O)CC3(C14COC4=O)O)C)C(C(=O)O2)O 310.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.38.291
2-Oxo-6-dehydroxyneoanisatin 159578 Click to see CC1C2CC3(C(C(=O)CC3(C14COC4=O)O)C)C(C(=O)O2)O 310.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.38.291
4,7a-Methano-1H,3H-cyclopenta[e]furo[3,4-c]oxocin-3,6(7H)-dione, heptahydro-3a,7,10,10a-tetrahydroxy-8,10b-dimethyl- 494843 Click to see 328.31 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(00)86678-2
https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.37.2448
Anisatin 115121 Click to see 328.31 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(00)86678-2
https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.37.2448
Majucin 3086559 Click to see 328.31 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.37.2448
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(00)86678-2
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Cyclitols and derivatives / Shikimic acids and derivatves
3,4,5-Trihydroxy-1-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid 1094 Click to see 174.15 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.39.1773
Shikimic acid 8742 Click to see C1C(C(C(C=C1C(=O)O)O)O)O 174.15 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.39.1773
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds
(1S,2S,6S,7S,8S)-7-hydroxy-2,6-dimethyl-14-[[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-4,11-dioxatetracyclo[6.3.3.01,8.02,6]tetradec-13-ene-5,10-dione 72705256 Click to see 456.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP400638R
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzofurans
(2R,3aR,5S)-3a-hydroxy-2-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-5-prop-2-enyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-benzofuran-6-one 101602691 Click to see 252.31 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.39.1773
Illifunone C 15700250 Click to see 252.31 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.39.1773
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Lactones
(1S,2R,6S,7R,8S,10R,13R)-2,7,8-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-7,13-dimethyl-4,9-dioxatetracyclo[6.5.1.01,10.06,10]tetradecan-3-one 73352408 Click to see 314.33 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP400638R
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Oxepanes
[(1S,2R,5S,6R,9S,10R,13R)-5,13-dihydroxy-2,6,10-trimethyl-11-oxo-8-oxatetracyclo[7.3.1.01,5.06,10]tridecan-9-yl] 2-methyl-3-oxocyclopentene-1-carboxylate 72705258 Click to see 404.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP400638R
Pseudomajucin 44566789 Click to see CC1C(CC23C1(CC(=O)O2)CC4(C(C3(CO4)C)C)O)O 282.33 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.38.422
https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.37.2427

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