Triterpenes and sterol from Artocarpus ovatus

Chemical investigation of the dichloromethane extract of the twigs of Artocarpus ovatus afforded lupeol (1a), α-amyrin (1b), β-amyrin (1c), lupeol fatty acid ester (2a), α-amyrin fatty acid ester (2b), β-myrin fatty acid ester (2c), betulin (3a), 3β, 28-Dihydroxyolean-12-ene (3b), oleanolic acid (4), β-sitosterol (5), and chlorophyll a (6). The structures of 1-6 were identified by comparison of their 1H and/or 13C NMR data with those reported in the literature.© 2014 Consolacion Y. Ragasa et al

Chemical constituents of Artocarpus ovatus Blanco

Chemical investigation of the dichloromethane extract of the leaves of Artocarpus ovatus Blanco led to the isolation of 3β-friedelinol (1), squalene (2), polyprenol (3), triacylglycerols (4), and chlorophyll a (5). The structures of 1-5 were identified by comparison of their 1H and/or 13C NMR data with those reported in the literature

Chemical constituents of Coix lacryma-jobi

Chemical investigation of the dichloromethane extracts of Coix lacryma-jobi afforded triglyceride (1) and β-sitosterol (2) from the grains; 1 and a mixture of 2 and stigmasterol (3) in a 4:3 ratio from the stems; and 1 and phytyl fatty acid ester (4) from the leaves. Their structures were identified by comparison of their 1H and/or 13C NMR data with those reported in the literature

Production of inclusive ϒ(1S) and ϒ(2S) in p–Pb collisions at √sNN = 5.02 TeV

We report on the production of inclusive Υ(1S) and Υ(2S) in p-Pb collisions at sNN−−−√=5.02 TeV at the LHC. The measurement is performed with the ALICE detector at backward (−4.46<ycms<−2.96) and forward (2.03<ycms<3.53) rapidity down to zero transverse momentum. The production cross sections of the Υ(1S) and Υ(2S) are presented, as well as the nuclear modification factor and the ratio of the forward to backward yields of Υ(1S). A suppression of the inclusive Υ(1S) yield in p-Pb collisions with respect to the yield from pp collisions scaled by the number of binary nucleon-nucleon collisions is observed at forward rapidity but not at backward rapidity. The results are compared to theoretical model calculations including nuclear shadowing or partonic energy loss effects

Measurement of electrons from semileptonic heavy-flavor hadron decays in pp collisions at √s = 2.76 TeV

The pT-differential production cross section of electrons from semileptonic decays of heavy-flavor hadrons has been measured at mid-rapidity in proton-proton collisions at s√=2.76 TeV in the transverse momentum range 0.5 < pT < 12 GeV/c with the ALICE detector at the LHC. The analysis was performed using minimum bias events and events triggered by the electromagnetic calorimeter. Predictions from perturbative QCD calculations agree with the data within the theoretical and experimental uncertainties

Beauty production in pp collisions at √s = 2.76 TeV measured via semi-electronic decays

The ALICE collaboration at the LHC reports measurement of the inclusive production cross section of electrons from semi-leptonic decays of beauty hadrons with rapidity |y|<0.8 and transverse momentum 1<pT<10 GeV/c, in pp collisions at s√= 2.76 TeV. Electrons not originating from semi-electronic decay of beauty hadrons are suppressed using the impact parameter of the corresponding tracks. The production cross section of beauty decay electrons is compared to the result obtained with an alternative method which uses the distribution of the azimuthal angle between heavy-flavour decay electrons and charged hadrons. Perturbative QCD calculations agree with the measured cross section within the experimental and theoretical uncertainties. The integrated visible cross section, σb→e=3.47±0.40(stat)+1.12−1.33(sys)±0.07(norm)μb, was extrapolated to full phase space using Fixed Order plus Next-to-Leading Log (FONLL) predictions to obtain the total bb¯ production cross section, σbb¯=130±15.1(stat)+42.1−49.8(sys)+3.4−3.1(extr)±2.5(norm)±4.4(BR)μb