Statin-like principles of bergamot fruit (Citrus bergamia): isolation of 3-hydroxymethylglutaryl flavonoid glycosides

J Nat Prod. 2009 Jul;72(7):1352-4. doi: 10.1021/np900096w.

Abstract

The 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl neohesperidosides of hesperetin (brutieridin, 1) and naringenin (melitidin, 2) were isolated and detected from the fruits of bergamot (Citrus bergamia). The structures of these compounds were determined by spectroscopic and chemical methods.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Citrus / chemistry*
  • Flavanones / chemistry
  • Flavanones / isolation & purification*
  • Flavanones / pharmacology
  • Flavonoids / chemistry
  • Flavonoids / isolation & purification*
  • Flavonoids / pharmacology
  • Fruit / chemistry
  • Glycosides
  • Hesperidin / analogs & derivatives*
  • Hesperidin / chemistry
  • Hesperidin / isolation & purification
  • Hesperidin / pharmacology
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular

Substances

  • Flavanones
  • Flavonoids
  • Glycosides
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
  • brutieridin
  • melitidin
  • Hesperidin
  • naringenin
  • hesperetin