NORARTOCARPETIN, FLAVONE DERIVATIVE FROM LEAVES OF Artocarpus fretessi

Nunuk Hariani Soekamto (Department of Chemistry, Hasanuddin University, Jalan Perintis Kemerdekaan Km 10, Makassar 90245, Indonesia)
Nursiah La Nafie (Department of Chemistry, Hasanuddin University, Jalan Perintis Kemerdekaan Km 10, Makassar 90245, Indonesia)
Fredryk Welliam Mandey (Department of Chemistry, Hasanuddin University, Jalan Perintis Kemerdekaan Km 10, Makassar 90245, Indonesia)
Marry Garson (Marine Natural Products Group School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences The University of Queensland St. Lucia Campus Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia)

Indonesian Journal of Chemistry
Vol 9, No 2 (2009)

Norartocarpetin (1), together with mulberrin (2) and mulberrokromen (3) were isolated from Artocarpus fretessi (Moraceae). This plant is an endemic species in Indonesia and locally known as ";Kelembi"; or ";Maumbi";. The structure of these compounds were elucidated on the basis of physical and spectroscopic data. Compounds (1) is precursor of compound (2) and (3) in the biogenetic pathway.