Merrilactone A

Merrilactone A
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
(1aS,2S,3aS,3bS,6aS,6bR)-2-Hydroxy-1a,3b,6a-trimethylhexahydro-3H,6H-3a,1a1-(epoxyethano)oxeto[2′,3′,4′:3,4]pentaleno[1,2-c]furan-6,8-dione
Other names
(+)-Merrilactone A
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C15H18O6/c1-11-6-19-10(18)12(11,2)9-14-5-8(17)20-15(11,14)4-7(16)13(14,3)21-9/h7,9,16H,4-6H2,1-3H3/t7-,9-,11+,12-,13+,14+,15-/m0/s1 N
    Key: RJVZPYYKUUJWSI-YTDOHZAMSA-N N
  • InChI=1/C15H18O6/c1-11-6-19-10(18)12(11,2)9-14-5-8(17)20-15(11,14)4-7(16)13(14,3)21-9/h7,9,16H,4-6H2,1-3H3/t7-,9-,11+,12-,13+,14+,15-/m0/s1
    Key: RJVZPYYKUUJWSI-YTDOHZAMBW
  • O=C2OC[C@]3([C@]54OC(=O)C[C@@]51[C@](O[C@H]1[C@@]23C)([C@@H](O)C4)C)C
Properties
C15H18O6
Molar mass 294.303 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Merrilactone A is one of the four sesquiterpenes that were newly discovered from the fruit of Illicium merrillianum in 2000. Members of the genus Illicium include Chinese star anise, widely used as a spice for flavouring food and beverages, and also poisonous plants such as Japanese star anise. Chemical studies of Illicium have developed rapidly over the last 20 years, and merrilactone A has been shown to have neurotrophic activity in fetal rat cortical neuron cultures. This has led researchers to believe that Merrilactone A may hold therapeutic potential in the treatment of neuro-degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.

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