Chemotaxonomy and cytotoxicity of the liverwort Porella Viridissima

Abstract The first chemotaxonomic study based on volatile components of Porella viridissima (Mitt.) Grolle is reported. The GC-MS analysis of ether extract was performed; ten santalane and five pinguisane-type sesquiterpenes were identified together with perrottetianal A as major diterpene. Most of detected santalane-type sesquiterpenes are reported for the first time in liverwort. P. viridissima was found to belong to the chemotype III (pinguisane/sacculatane) and shared chemical similarities with P. navicularis. Perrotettianal A was isolated and has shown strong cytotoxicity against ovarian cancer. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT

• Publication year

  2019

• Venue

  Natural Product Research

• Publication date

  2019-08-23

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1080/14786419.2019.1655022PMID 31441670
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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