O estudo fitoquímico do extrato metanólico de galhos de Ouratea hexasperma (Ochnaceae) forneceu dois novos flavonóides, 7-O-β-D-glicopiranosil-6-(3-metilbut-2-enil)-5,4'-diidroxiflavanonol (6-β,β-dimetilalil-7-O-β-D-glucopiranosil-aromadendrina) e 7-O-β-D-glicopiranosil-6-(3-metilbut-2-enil)-3,5,4'-triidroxiflavona (6-β,β-dimetilalil-7-O-β-D-glucopiranosil-kaemperol) além de uma mistura de sitosterol e estigmasterol, lupeol, 3-O-β-D-glicopiranosil-sitosterol e o ácido 2,4-diidroxifenilacético. As estruturas dessas substâncias foram estabelecidas através de análise dos espectros de IV, EM-IES e RMN das substâncias naturais e dos derivados peracetílico e éter dimetílico da nova flavona, além de comparação com dados da literatura.
Chromatographical fractionation of the methanol extract from the branches of Ouratea hexasperma (Ochnaceae) afforded two new flavonoids, 7-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-6-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-5,4'-dihydroxyflavanonol (6-β,β-dimethylallylaromadendrin-7-O-β-D-glucoside) and 7-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-6-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-3,5,4'-trihydroxyflavone (6-β,β-dimethylallylkaempferol-7-O-β-D-glucoside) besides a mixture of sitosterol and stigmasterol,lupeol, sitosterol-3-O-β-D-glycopyranoside and 2,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid. The structures were established by analysis of IR, ESI-MS, and NMR spectra of the natural substances, and those of the dimethyl ether and peracetyl-derivatives of the new flavone, as well as comparison with literature values.