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. 2022 Apr 26;11(9):1240. doi: 10.3390/foods11091240

Table 6.

The main iridoids of Cornus fruits.

Chemical Constituent Other Name C. officinalis C. mas Reference
Aglycons
Dehydro-morroniside aglycone [60,64]
(3S, 4R, 5S, 7S, 8R, 9R) Cornusfural A (with a 5-hydroxymethylfurfural group at C-3) [97]
(3R, 4R, 5S, 7S, 8R, 9R) Cornusfural B (with 5-hydroxymethylfurfural group at C-3) [97]
(1R, 3R, 4R, 5S, 7S, 8S, and 9R). Cornusfural C (with 5-hydroxymethylfurfural group at C-1 and C-3) [97]
Other iridoids
Catalposide [67]
Cornuside [8,52,60,82,98]
3′′,5′′-Dehydroxycornuside [99]
Demethoxycornuside [100]
Kingiside [60]
2′-O-p-Coumaroyl-kingiside [51,101]
Loganin [8,52,82,98]
Loganin acid [8,52,82,102]
7-O-Methylloganic acid [103]
Loganin-7-O-1′-malate Logmalicid A [8]
Loganin-7-O-4′-malate Logmalicid B [8]
2ʹ-O-p-Coumaroylloganin [51]
8-Epiloganin [104]
Secoxyloganin [8,60]
Secologanoside [60,100]
Secoxyloganin Loniceroside [105] [100]
Sweroside [52,82,106]
Swertiamarin [107,108]
Verbenalin Cornin * [64,101]
Morronisides
7-α-Morroniside [105]
7-β-Morroniside [105]
7-α-O-methyl-morroniside [100]
7-β-O-Methyl-morroniside [64,100,105]
7-α-O-Ethyl-morroniside [64]
7-β-O-Ethyl-morroniside [64]
7-O-Butyl-morroniside [64,109]
7-β-O-Dimethyl butanedioate morroniside [85]
7-α-O-Ethyl-4′,6′-O-(2′″hydroxymethylfuran 5″methylidene)-morroniside Cornusfuroside A [110]
7-β-O-Ethyl-4′,6′-O-(2′″hydroxymethylfuran 5″methylidene)-morroniside Cornusfuroside B (isomer 1″S) [110]
7-β-O-Ethyl-4′,6′-O-(2′″hydroxymethylfuran-5″methylidene)-morroniside Cornusfuroside C(isomer 1″R) [110]
7-β-O-(5″Methylfurfural)-4′,6′-O-(2′″hydroxymethylfuran-5″methylidene)-morroniside Cornusfuroside D(1″R) [110]
7-β-O-(5″Methylfurfural)-6′-O-(phenyllactic acid)-morroniside Cornusphenoside A [111]
7-α-O-(5″Methylfurfural)-6′-O-(phenyllactic acid)-morroniside Cornusphenoside B [111]
6′-O-(Phenyllactic acid)-7-β-O-methyl-morroniside Cornusphenoside C [111]
6′-O-(Phenyllactic acid)-7- α-O-methyl-morroniside Cornusphenoside D [111]
7-β-O-(p-Hydroxyphenyl) propyl-1- α-morroniside Cornusphenoside E [112]
7-β-O-(p-Hydroxyphenyl) ethyl- morroniside Cornusphenoside F [112]
7-α-O-(p-Hydroxyphenyl) ethyl-morroniside Cornusphenoside G [112]
7- β-O-(2′Hydroxymethyl-5′methylfuran)-morroniside Cornusphenoside H [112]
7-β-O-(5′Methylfurfural)-morroniside Cornusphenoside I [112]
Morronisides glycosides
Methylquinate(1′-O-7-α)-morroniside Cornusglucoside A [113]
Glycerol-(1′-O-7-α)-morroniside Cornusglucoside B [113]
Diglycosides
β-D-Fructofuranosyl-(6″-O-7-β)-morroniside Cornusdiglycoside A [114]
β-D-Fructofuranosyl-(6″-O-7-α) morroniside Cornusdiglycoside B [114]
β-D-Fructofuranosyl-(1″-O-7-α) morroniside Cornusdiglycoside C [114]
α-D-Fructofuranosyl-(6″-O-7-β)-morroniside Cornusdiglycoside D [114]
(6′-O-2″)- Fructopyranosyl-7α-O-methylmorroniside Cornusdiglycoside E [114]
(6′-O-2″)- Fructopyranosyl-7β-O-methylmorroniside Cornusdiglycoside F [114]
α-D-Glucopyranosyl-(1″-O-7-α)-morroniside Cornusdiglycoside G [114]
α-D-Glucopyranosyl-(1″-O-7-β)-morroniside Cornusdiglycoside H [114]
α-D-Glucopyranosyl-(2″-O-7-β)-morroniside Cornusdiglycoside I [114]
β-D-Glucopyranosyl-(2″-O-7-β)-morroniside Cornusdiglycoside I [114]
α-D-Glucopyranosyl-(6″-O-7-β)-morroniside Cornusdiglycoside J [114]
β-D-Glucopyranosyl-(6″-O-7-β)-morroniside Cornusdiglycoside J [114]
Dimers (morroniside-morroniside)
7β-O-Methylmorroniside-(6′-O-7″)-α-morroniside Cornuside J [104]
7β-O-Methylmorroniside-(6′-O-7″)-β-morroniside Cornuside A [104]
7α-O-Methylmorroniside-(6′-O-7″)-β-morroniside Cornuside E [104]
7α-O-Methylmorroniside-(6′-O-7″)-α-morroniside Cornuside G [104]
7β-O-Methylmorroniside-(2′-O-7″)-α-morroniside Cornuside I [104]
7β-O-Methylmorroniside-(2′-O-7″)-β-morroniside Cornuside B [104]
7α-O-Methylmorroniside-(2′-O-7″)-α-morroniside Cornuside H [104]
7β-O-Methylmorroniside-(3′-O-7″)-β-morroniside Cornuside C [104]
7α-O-Methylmorroniside-(3′-O-7″)-β-morroniside Cornuside F [104]
7β-O-Methylmorroniside-(4′-O-7″)-β-morroniside Cornuside D [104]
7α-O-Ethylmorroniside-(6′-O-7″)-β-morroniside Cornuside K [104]
7β-O-Ethylmorroniside-(6′-O-7′′)-β-morroniside Williamsoside D [104]
Dimers (cornuside-morroniside)
Cornuside-(2′-O- 7′′′)-β-morroniside Cornusdiridoid A [99]
Cornuside-(2′-O-7′′′)-α-morroniside Cornusdiridoid B [99]
Cornuside-(3′-O-7′′′)-α-morroniside Cornusdiridoid C [99]
Cornuside-(4′-O-7′′′)-α-morroniside Cornusdiridoid D [99]
Cornuside-(6-O-7′′′)-β-morroniside Cornusdiridoid E [99]
Cornuside-(6′-O-7′′′)-α-morroniside Cornusdiridoid F [99]
Dimers (loganin-morroniside)
Loganin-(6′-O-7″)-α-morroniside Cornuside L [104]
Loganin-(2′-O-7″)-α-morroniside Cornuside M [104]
Loganin-(4′-O-7″)-β-morroniside Cornuside N [104]
Loganin-(4′-O-7″)-α-morroniside [51,105]
Loganin-(7-O-7″)-β-morroniside Cornuside O [104]
Monoterpene indol alkaloid from C. officinalis
3β(R)-Vincosamide [99]
7-epi-Javaniside [99]
Javaniside [99]

* also identified in C. kousa [61].