Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
EURYALE FEROX
SALISB.
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Nymphaeles
Family: Nymphaeceae
Common name: Fox nut
Distribution: Korea, Japan, Asia, Russia
Habitat: Wetlands, ponds, lakes
Description: This is a threatened perennial or annual species growing to a
maximum height of 1 m. The leaves are very large (>1 m) and rounded.
While their underside is purplish, their upper part is green in color. The
bright and purple lowers are hermaphroditic.
Compounds and activities: Antioxidant compounds such as euryalins A-C,
5,7,4-trihydroxyflavanone, ferocerebrosides A [(2S,3R,4E,8E,2R)-1-O-
(β-glucopyranosyl)-N-(2′-hydroxydocosanyl)-4,8-sphingadienine], B(2)
[(2S,3R,4E,8E,2′R)-1-D-(β-glucopyranosyl)-N-(2′-hydroxytetracosanoyl)-
4,8-sphingadienine], ferotectrimers C and D, and tocopherol trimers IVa
and IVb have been isolated from this species (Song et al., 2011).
O
O
O
O
O
O
tocopherol trimers
