Anthraquinones from the fruits of Vismia laurentii

Abstract Phytochemical study of the fruits of Vismia laurentii resulted in the isolation of five structurally related compounds. Three of them are constituents, namely, laurentiquinone A ( 1 ) (methyl 1,6,8-trihydroxy-3-methyl-7-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-9,10-dioxo-9,10-dihydroanthracene-2-carboxylate), laurentiquinone B ( 2 ) (methyl 5,7-dihydroxy-2,2,9-trimethyl-6,11-dioxo-6,11-dihydro-2 H -anthra[2,3- b ]pyran-8-carboxylate) and laurentiquinone C ( 3 ) (methyl 9-(ethanoyloxymethyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-2,2-dimethyl-6,11-dioxo-6,11-dihydro-2 H -anthra[2,3- b ]pyran-8-carboxylate) and two are known compounds, emodin ( 4 ) and isoxanthorin ( 5 ). Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic means. Crude extracts of hexane and EtOAc showed anti-plasmodial activity against the W2 strain of Plasmodium falciparum.