jalapinolic acid/potato

Four new and two known ether-soluble resin glycosides were isolated from popular sweet potato (the roots of Ipomoea batatas L. LAM., Kokei 14 go, Convolvulaceae) in Japan. Unlike ester-type dimers, batatins I and II, obtained from other sweet potato (Ipomoea batabas var. batatas), the glycosides

Sweet potato ( Ipomoea batatas) belongs to the Convolvulaceae (morning glory family) and is native to Mexico and Central America. Its edible tuberous roots have been much appreciated since pre-Hispanic times in Mesoamerica and now play an important role as a basic diet staple and a medicinal plant

Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is native to the tropics of Central and South America, where many varieties have been consumed for more that 5000 years. In developing countries, this crop is a recognized effective food for fighting malnutrition. Purification of the minor lipophilic glicolipids found