1Department of BS and H, Vignan's Nirula Institute of Technology and Science, Guntur
2Department of Chemistry, K.B.N College, Vijayawada
*Corresponding Author E-mail: var_chemistry@rediffmail.com
Online published on 6 March, 2013.
From the whole plant of Vanda parviflora, a new phenanthrapyrone derivative was isolated. Its structure was elucidated as 2,6-dihydroxy-8-methoxy-9,10-dihydro (4,5-bcd) pyrone on the basis of spectroscopic data. This is the first report of phenanthrapyrone from Vanda parviflora.
Vanda parviflora, Orchidaceae, Oxo-parviflorin, Parviflorin, Phenanthrene, 9,10-dihydrophenanthra (4,5 bcd) pyrone
