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- Title
Isolation and synthesis of acmellonate, a new unsaturated long chain 2-ketol ester from Spilanthes acmella.
- Authors
Ley, J P; Blings, M; Krammer, G; Reinders, G; Schmidt, C-O; Bertram, H-J
- Abstract
Paracress (Spilanthes acmella) is commonly used as a spice, e.g., in Madagascar. To get more information about the taste active compounds, Jambu oleoresin produced from Spilanthes acmella and extracts prepared directly from the plant were fractionated and the fractions were analysed and evaluated by tasting. In addition to the long known tingling compounds (2E,6Z,8E)-deca-2,6,8-trienoic acid N-isobutyl amide (spilanthol) and (2E,6Z,8E)-deca-2,6,8-trienoic acid N-(2-methylbutyl) amide, as a minor constituent also the new 2-ketol ester (7Z,9E)-2-oxo-undeca-7,9-dienyl 3-methylbut-2-enoate (acmellonate) was isolated. The structure of the latter compound was verified by total synthesis of the ketol ester via the reaction of tris(trimethylsilyloxy)ethene and (6Z,8E)-deca-6,8-dienoic acid chloride and subsequent classical esterification. Acmellonate shows a weak tingling and numbing effect on the tongue and contributes only to a small extend to the overall flavour of Jambu.
- Publication
Natural product research, 2006, Vol 20, Issue 9, p798
- ISSN
1478-6419
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1080/14786410500246733