Bassia

 Chenopodiaceae

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Prepared by Richard W. Spjut
Nov 2007

Bassia hyssopifolia
Black Rock Desert, UT
Spjut 16128, Sep 2007

Kamel, M. S.  K M Mohamed, H. A. Hassanean, K. Ohtani, R. Kasai and K. Yamasaki. 2001. Acylated flavonoid glycosides from Bassia muricata.  Phytochemistry 57(8):1259–1262.  “From the arial parts of Bassia muricata, two acylated flavonoid glycosides quercetin-3-O-(6"-caffeoyl)-sophoroside and quercetin-3-O-(6"-feruloyl)-sophoroside have been isolated together with two known flavonoid glycosides quercetin-3-O-sophoroside and quercetin-3,7-O-beta-diglucopyranoside, as well as four known triterpenoidal saponins, oleanolic acid-3-O-beta-glucopyranoside, chikusetsusaponin IVa, chikusetsusaponin IVa methyl ester and oleanolic acid-3,28-beta-diglucopyranoside. The structures of the isolated compounds were verified by means of MS and NMR spectral analyses.”

El-Sayed,  N.H., Mogahed, M.I., Haron, A.A., Mabry, T.J. 1998. Flavonoids and other constitutents from Bassia muricata and their insecticidal activities. Rev. Latinoamer. Quim. 26: 81– 85.