Publication Type : Journal Article
Thematic Areas : Biotech
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Source : Natural product research, Taylor & Francis, Volume 17, Number 2, p.103–108 (2003)
Campus : Amritapuri
School : School of Biotechnology
Center : Biotechnology, Phytochemistry Labs
Department : biotechnology, Chemistry
Year : 2003
Abstract : X-ray single crystal analysis of 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E, 2), an important insect moulting hormone, isolated from Sesuvium portulacastrum Linn. was found to exhibit a unique stereochemical configuration revealing it to be a different conformer (polymorph) possessing the aliphatic chain atoms in a trans configuration. Moreover, the analysis also revealed the presence of three molecules of water of crystallisation thereby restricting the freedom of the aliphatic side chain.
Cite this Research Publication : S. Rele, Banerji, A., Chintalwar, G., Kumar, V., and Yadava, V., “A new conformer of 20-hydroxyecdysone from Sesuvium portulacastrum: an X-ray crystallographic study”, Natural product research, vol. 17, pp. 103–108, 2003.