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Internal ID UUID6440044c3a72e474738465
Scientific name Swertia chirayta
Authority (Roxb.) H.Karst.
First published in Deut. Fl. : 1025 (1883)

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Henricea pharmacearcha Lem.-Lis. Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 11: 171 (1824)

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World Flora Online wfo-0000498214
IPNI 370833-1
iNaturalist 602692
GBIF 5596315
Elurikkus 553323

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Crystal structure of 1,5,8-trihydroxyl-3-methoxy xanthone from Swertia chirayita GaoFeng Shi, RunHua Lu, YunShang Yang, ChunLei Li, AiMei Yang, LiXiang Cai Springer Science and Business Media LLC 05-Apr-2005
doi:10.1007/S10870-005-2802-7
X-Ray crystal structure of swertanone, a triterpene of new skeletal type from Swertia chirata Buch.-Ham. Ajit K. Chakravarty, Binayak Das, Satyesh C. Pakrashi, Donald R. McPhail, Andrew T. McPhail Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 01-Apr-2004
doi:10.1039/C39890000438
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
A xanthone from Swertia chirayita Rakesh K. Asthana, Narendra K. Sharma, Dinesh K. Kulshreshtha, Sunil K. Chatterjee Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/0031-9422(91)85308-M
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
Hypoglycemic effect of swerchirin from the hexane fraction of Swertia chirayita. Bajpai MB, Asthana RK, Sharma NK, Chatterjee SK, Mukherjee SK Planta Med 01-Apr-1991
doi:10.1055/S-2006-960041
PMID:1891489
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 C=CC1C2CCOC(=O)C2=COC1OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)OC(=O)C4=C(C=C(C=C4O)O)C5=CC(=CC=C5)O 586.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP960018G
Amarogentin 115149 Click to see C=CC1C2CCOC(=O)C2=COC1OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)OC(=O)C4=C(C=C(C=C4O)O)C5=CC(=CC=C5)O 586.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/1099-0690(200104)2001:8<1459::AID-EJOC1459>3.0.CO;2-0
https://doi.org/10.1021/NP960018G
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acids and conjugates / Long-chain fatty acids
Mohangic acid D 127047614 Click to see CC(CC(C)C(C(C)C=CC=CC=CC(CC(=O)O)O)O)C(CC(C1=CC=C(C=C1)NC(=O)C)O)O 503.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/YAKUSHI1947.89.3_410
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / Colensane and clerodane diterpenoids
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 CC1(CCCC2C1(CCC3(C2(CCC4C3=CCC5C4(CCC(=O)C5(C)C)C)C)C)C)C 424.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/C39890000438
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Hopanoids
(3R,3aS,5aR,5bR,7aR,9S,11aR,11bR,13aR,13bS)-5a,5b,8,8,11a,13b-hexamethyl-3-prop-1-en-2-yl-1,2,3,3a,4,5,6,7,7a,9,10,11,11b,12,13,13a-hexadecahydrocyclopenta[a]chrysen-9-ol 12309610 Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC2(C1CCC3(C2CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C)C 426.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83473-X
5a,5b,8,8,11a,13b-Hexamethyl-3-prop-1-en-2-yl-1,2,3,3a,4,5,6,7,7a,9,10,11,11b,12,13,13a-hexadecahydrocyclopenta[a]chrysen-9-ol 604951 Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC2(C1CCC3(C2CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C)C 426.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83473-X
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Acyclic monoterpenoids
Methyl 6-hydroxy-2,6-dimethylocta-2,7-dienoate 72728877 Click to see CC(=CCCC(C)(C=C)O)C(=O)OC 198.26 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83473-X
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesterterpenoids / Scalarane sesterterpenoids
(3S,4aR,6aR,6aS,8aS,12aR,14aR,14bR)-4,4,6a,6a,8a,11,11,14b-octamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,8,9,10,12,12a,13,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-ol 162931943 Click to see CC1(CCC2(CC=C3C4(CCC5C(C(CCC5(C4CCC3(C2C1)C)C)O)(C)C)C)C)C 426.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83473-X
Epitaraxerol 344467 Click to see CC1(CCC2(CC=C3C4(CCC5C(C(CCC5(C4CCC3(C2C1)C)C)O)(C)C)C)C)C 426.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83473-X
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
(+)-16-Gammaceren-3beta-ol 14447659 Click to see CC1(CCCC2(C1=CCC3(C2CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C)C)C 426.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83473-X
(3R,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 101619548 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
(3R,4aR,6aS,6bS,8aS,12aR,14aS,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 163021778 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
(3S,4aS,6aS,6bS,8aS,12aR,14aS,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 163021780 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,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 CC1(CCCC2C1(CCC3(C2(CCC4C3=CCC5C4(CCC(=O)C5(C)C)C)C)C)C)C 424.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/C39890000438
3-Hydroxyolean-12-en-28-oic acid 619166 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
Beta-Amyrin 73145 Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C2C1)C)C)C 426.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)83137-6
Oleanolic Acid 10494 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
Swertanone 102285187 Click to see CC1(CCCC2C1(CCC3(C2(CCC4C3=CCC5C4(CCC(=O)C5(C)C)C)C)C)C)C 424.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/C39890000438
Ursolic Acid 64945 Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C2C1C)C)C(=O)O 456.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83473-X
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
24-Ethylcholest-4-en-3-one 15596633 Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CCC4=CC(=O)CCC34C)C)C(C)C 412.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83473-X
> 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 CC1(CCC2(C3CCC4C5(CCC(C(C5CCC4(C3(CC=C2C1)C)C)(C)C)O)C)C)C 426.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83473-X
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzopyrans / 1-benzopyrans / Xanthones
1-Hydroxy-2,3,4,7-tetramethoxyxanthone 5318358 Click to see COC1=CC2=C(C=C1)OC3=C(C(=C(C(=C3C2=O)O)OC)OC)OC 332.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10870-005-2802-7
1-Hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxy-xanthen-9-one 5479773 Click to see COC1=CC=CC2=C1OC3=CC(=CC(=C3C2=O)O)OC 272.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10870-005-2802-7
1-Hydroxy-3,5,8-trimethoxyxanthen-9-one 5378285 Click to see COC1=C2C(=C(C=C1)OC)OC3=CC(=CC(=C3C2=O)O)OC 302.28 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/JPS.2600620614
1,5-Dihydroxy-3,8-dimethoxy xanthone 10356746 Click to see COC1=C2C(=C(C=C1)O)OC3=CC(=CC(=C3C2=O)O)OC 288.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)85308-M
1,8-Dihydroxy-2,6-dimethoxy-9H-xanthen-9-one 5281653 Click to see COC1=C(C2=C(C=C1)OC3=CC(=CC(=C3C2=O)O)OC)O 288.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/JPS.2600620614
3,8-Dihydroxy-1,4-dimethoxyxanthone 86108288 Click to see COC1=C2C(=C(C(=C1)O)OC)OC3=CC=CC(=C3C2=O)O 288.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/YAKUSHI1947.89.3_410
9H-Xanthen-9-one, 1-hydroxy-2,3,4,5-tetramethoxy- 5318357 Click to see COC1=CC=CC2=C1OC3=C(C(=C(C(=C3C2=O)O)OC)OC)OC 332.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10870-005-2802-7
Bellidifolin 5281623 Click to see COC1=CC(=C2C(=C1)OC3=C(C=CC(=C3C2=O)O)O)O 274.22 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10870-005-2802-7
Swerchirin 5281660 Click to see COC1=C2C(=C(C=C1)O)C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)OC)O 288.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)85308-M
https://doi.org/10.1007/S10870-005-2802-7
https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-960041

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