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Swertia chirayita

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Internal ID UUID64406a772e984813951389
Scientific name Swertia chirayita
Authority (Roxb.) H.Karst.
First published in Deut. Fl. : 1025 (1883)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Swertia tongluensis Burkill J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 2: 319 (1906)
Ophelia chirayita (Roxb.) Griseb. Gen. Sp. Gent. : 320 (1839)
Agathotes chirayita (Roxb.) D.Don ex G.Don Gen. Hist. 4: 178 (1837)
Ericoila chirayta Bercht. & J.Presl Prir. Rostlin 1: 14 (1824)
Eyrythalia floribunda G.Don Gen. Hist. 4: 187 (1837)
Ophelia chirata Griseb. : use O. chirayita
Swertia chirata Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. Numer. List : n.° 4372 (1831)
Gentiana chirayta Roxb. Asiat. Res. 11: 167 (1810)
Gentiana floribunda D.Don Prodr. Fl. Nepal. : 127 (1825)

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World Flora Online wfo-0001429252
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:370832-1
GBIF 5596317
USDA GRIN 411698
IPNI 370832-1

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Recent Developments from Indian Medicinal Plants B.N. Dhawan, R.P. Rastogi Routledge 25-Oct-2017
doi:10.1201/9780203736395-13
Anti-diabetic effect of methylswertianin and bellidifolin from Swertia punicea Hemsl. and its potential mechanism. Tian LY, Bai X, Chen XH, Fang JB, Liu SH, Chen JC Phytomedicine 01-Jun-2010
doi:10.1016/J.PHYMED.2009.10.007
PMID:19962285
Unexpected Biosynthetic Precursors of Amarogentin − A Retrobiosynthetic13C NMR Study Chang-Zeng Wang, Ulrich H. Maier, Wolfgang Eisenreich, Petra Adam, Ingrid Obersteiner, Michael Keil, Adelbert Bacher, Meinhart H. Zenk Wiley 25-Aug-2002
doi:10.1002/1099-0690(200104)2001:8<1459::AID-EJOC1459>3.0.CO;2-0
Swertane triterpenoids from Swertia chirata Ajit Kumar Chakravarty, Sibabrata Mukhopadhyay, Binayak Das Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/0031-9422(91)83473-X
Triterpenoids from Swertia petiolata Satesh Bhan, Rajive Kumar, Ashok K. Kalla, K.L. Dhar Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/0031-9422(88)83137-6
Structure of chiratanin, a novel dimeric xanthone S Mandal (née Sarkar), A Chatterjee Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)95355-3
Kairatenol, yet another novel migrated gammacerane triterpenoid from Ajit K. Chakravarty, Sibabrata Mukhopadhyay, Kazuo Masuda, Hiroyuki Ageta Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)77692-1
Chiratenol, a novel rearranged hopane triterpenoid fromswertia chirata Ajit Kumar Chakravarty, Binayaku Das, Kazuo Masuda, Hiroyuki Ageta Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)97322-2
Amarogentin, a naturally occurring secoiridoid glycoside and a newly recognized inhibitor of topoisomerase I from Leishmania donovani. Ray S, Majumder HK, Chakravarty AK, Mukhopadhyay S, Gil RR, Cordell GA J Nat Prod 01-Jan-1996
doi:10.1021/NP960018G
PMID:8984149
Chemical constituents of the gentianaceae V: tetraoxygenated xanthones of Swertia chirata Buch.-Ham. Ghosal S, Sharma PV, Chaudhuri RK, Bhattacharya SK J Pharm Sci 01-Jun-1973
doi:10.1002/JPS.2600620614
PMID:4712626
[Studies on the constituents of Swertia japonica. V. On the xanthone constituents of the plants of Swertia ssp]. Tomimori T, Komatsu M Yakugaku Zasshi 01-Jan-1970
doi:10.1248/YAKUSHI1947.89.3_410
PMID:5815804

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Biphenyls and derivatives
[2-[[(4aR)-4-ethenyl-8-oxo-4,4a,5,6-tetrahydro-3H-pyrano[3,4-c]pyran-3-yl]oxy]-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl] 2,4-dihydroxy-6-(3-hydroxyphenyl)benzoate 137795174 Click to see 586.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/1099-0690(200104)2001:8<1459::AID-EJOC1459>3.0.CO;2-0
Amaroswerin 45359883 Click to see 602.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP960018G
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / Colensane and clerodane diterpenoids
4,4,6a,6b,8a,9,9,14b-Octamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,7,8,10,11,12,12a,13,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-ol 73825239 Click to see 426.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83473-X
4,4,6a,6b,8a,9,9,14b-octamethyl-2,4a,5,7,8,10,11,12,12a,13,14,14a-dodecahydro-1H-picen-3-one 72745637 Click to see 424.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83473-X
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesterterpenoids / Scalarane sesterterpenoids
Taraxerol 92097 Click to see 426.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83473-X
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
(3S,4aR,6aS,6bS,8aS,12aR,14aR,14bR)-4,4,6a,6b,8a,9,9,14b-octamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,7,8,10,11,12,12a,13,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-ol 21726415 Click to see CC1(CCCC2C1(CCC3(C2(CCC4C3=CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C)C)C 426.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83473-X
(4aR,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,10S,12aR,14bS)-10-hydroxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid 45483610 Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C2C1)C)C(=O)O)C 456.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83473-X
(4aR,6aS,6bS,8aS,12aR,14aR,14bR)-4,4,6a,6b,8a,9,9,14b-octamethyl-2,4a,5,7,8,10,11,12,12a,13,14,14a-dodecahydro-1H-picen-3-one 15127586 Click to see 424.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83473-X
(4aR,6aS,6bS,8aS,12aS,14aR,14bR)-4,4,6a,6b,8a,9,9,14b-octamethyl-2,4a,5,7,8,10,11,12,12a,13,14,14a-dodecahydro-1H-picen-3-one 102285187 Click to see 424.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83473-X
Oleanolic Acid 10494 Click to see 456.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)83137-6
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Cyclic alcohols and derivatives
(3S,4aR,6aR,6aR,6bR,12aR,14aR,14bR)-4,4,6a,6b,10,10,12a,14b-octamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,6a,7,9,11,12,13,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-ol 14831162 Click to see 426.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(00)97322-2
(3S,4aR,6aR,6bS,8aS,12aS,14aR,14bR)-4,4,6a,6b,8a,9,9,14b-octamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,10,11,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-ol 102285188 Click to see 426.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(00)77692-1
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds
(-)-Sweroside 161036 Click to see 358.34 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP960018G
(3S,4R,4aS)-4-ethenyl-3-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-4,4a,5,6-tetrahydro-3H-pyrano[3,4-c]pyran-8-one 354447 Click to see 358.34 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP960018G
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzopyrans / 1-benzopyrans / Xanthones
1,3-Dihydroxy-4,8-dimethoxyxanthen-9-one 162849000 Click to see COC1=CC=CC2=C1C(=O)C3=C(O2)C(=C(C=C3O)O)OC 288.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/YAKUSHI1947.89.3_410
1,3,6,7-tetrahydroxy-2-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyxanthen-9-one 163016438 Click to see 438.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/YAKUSHI1947.89.3_410
4-(1,8-Dihydroxy-4,6-dimethoxy-9-oxoxanthen-3-yl)oxy-1,8-dihydroxy-3,6-dimethoxyxanthen-9-one 162905936 Click to see 590.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(00)95355-3
Bellidifolin 5281623 Click to see COC1=CC(=C2C(=C1)OC3=C(C=CC(=C3C2=O)O)O)O 274.22 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/JPS.2600620614
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYMED.2009.10.007
Decussatin 5378284 Click to see 302.28 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/JPS.2600620614
Demethylbellidifolin 5281626 Click to see 260.20 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/JPS.2600620614
Mangiferin 5281647 Click to see 422.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(00)95355-3
Swerchirin 5281660 Click to see 288.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.1201/9780203736395-13
https://doi.org/10.1002/JPS.2600620614

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