• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.301-307
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• 1991

A benzofuran substance was isolated from the methanol extract of Pauownia tomentosa stem which has been used to treat against gonorrhoea and contusion etc. in the oriental traditional medicine. Its structure was elucidated as methyl-5-hydroxy-[1, 4]naphthoquino-[2, 3-b]benzo-[I, 2-g] benzofuran-6-carboxylate by X-ray crystallography and various spectroscopic evidences and also other three known compounds, paulownin, sesamin, $\beta$-sitosteryl-3-O-$\beta$-D-glucopyranoside, were obtained.

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.35 no.6
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• pp.483-485
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• 1991

A furanquinone substance(methyl 5-hydroxy-dinaphtho [1,2-2',3'] furan-7,12-dione-6-carboxylate) which has been isolated from the methanol extract of Paulownia tomentosa stem was synthesized by condensing 2,3-dichloro-1,4-naphthoquinone with methyl 1,4-dihydroxy-naphthalene-2-carboxylate in pyridine and identified by NMR, MS, UV, IR etc.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.44 no.6
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• pp.890-896
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• 2016

Paulownia tomentosa is one of fast-growing wood species in Korea. In order to evaluate the solid bioenergy properties of Paulownia tree, this study examined the heating value, moisture content (MC), pH and proximate analysis of stem, branch, root, bark and leaf. The heating values of wood parts were slightly higher than those of bark and leaf, and that of branch was the highest among all the samples. The higher moisture content of bark and leaf referred to their lower heating value. Also, the pH of stem, branch and root was similar and lower than those of bark and leaf. The ash content of bark and leaf was much higher than that of wood parts, which is the one of the reasons for effect on the lower heating value and higher pH. While, the volatile matter content (VMC) of bark and leaf was lower than those of wood parts. The bark showed the highest fixed carbon content (FCC), while the FCC of stem was the lowest among all the samples. The obtained results are encouraging that the Paulownia tree could be totally utilized as alternative fuels for bioenergy production.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.470-475
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• 1994

The butanol extract of paulownia tomentosa stem showed antibacterial activity against staphyl ococcus aureus (SG511, 285 and 503), Streptococcus pyogenes (A308 and A77) and Streptococcus farcium MD8b etc. The most active compound of the extractg was identified to be campneoside I, which had a minimal inhibitory concentration(MIC) of $150{\;}{\mu}g/ml$ against Strptococcus and Staphylococcus species. From such antibacterial activity, the methoxy group of campneoside I was posulated to be the essential element for the antibacterial activity.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.52-57
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• 1992

The molecular structure of a natural compound was determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The compound was isolated by methanol extraction and repeated chromatography from the stem of Paulownia tomentosa. Yellow prismatic crystals of the compound, which were recrystallized from tetrahydrofuran, are triclinic, with a = 7.310 (6), b = 10.753(6), c = 11.586(5) ${\AA}.\;\alpha= 93.30(6),\;\beta=105.62(10),\;\gamma=109.49(7)^\circ,\;D_x=1.514,\;D_m=1.51 g/cm^3$, space group P1 and Z = 2. The structure was solved by direct method, and refined by least-squares procedure to the final R-value of 0.032 for 1271 independent reflections $(F\le3\sigma{(F))}$. The compound is one of new furanquinone analogue. The molecule has a nearly planar conformation with an intramolecular hydrogen bond. In the crystal, the planar molecules are arranged as a prallel sheet-like pattern, and these stackings are stabilized by the O-H...O type intermolecular hydrogen bonds. The other intermolecular contacts appear to be the normal van der Waals interactions.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.44 no.2
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• pp.157-165
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• 2016

This study investigated several anatomical characteristics of Paulownia tomentosa roots. The root wood was separated into three parts from stem base (top, middle, and base) at different positions below ground. Qualitative anatomical data suggested that the growth rings in earlywood and latewood were structurally different. Furthermore, the root wood vessels were found having 2 to 3 radial multiples and they were appeared in the form of clusters. In addition, some sheath cells and septate axial parenchyma were observed. Regarding the quantitative anatomical characteristics, vessel and ray numbers per $mm^2$, as well as ray width and height differed significantly among the top, middle, and base rood wood parts. However, there were no significant differences in vessel diameters, cell wall thickness, and width and length of wood fibers among those parts. The crystallinity of the root top part was slightly higher than that of the middle and base parts. Furthermore, the vessel numbers, ray numbers, and ray width and height in the near pith (NP) area were higher compared to those in the near bark (NB) area. However, the fiber width and fiber length at NP were lower than those at NB. Overall, this study demonstrated some significant differences in the anatomical characteristics of the top, middle, and base parts of root wood from Paulownia tomentosa.

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.37 no.3
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• pp.286-289
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• 1993

UV and high performance liquid chromatographic methods for the quantitative analysis of methyl 5-hydroxy-dinaphtho [1,2-2',3'] furan-7,12-dione-6-carboxylate(MHDDC) in urine and blood were developed. The correlation coefficients of the calibration curves of MHDDC in chloroform, methanol and dioxane solution were 0.999, 0.997 and 0.998, respectively. MHDDC was resolved within 15 min and had a detection limit of 2-5ng at S/N=3 by using a reversed-phase column with two solvents (MeOH, HAc).