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[Chemical constituents of Pistia stratiotes L]
Abstract
Objective:
To investigate the chemical constituents of Pistia stratiotes, a kind of duckweed.
Method:
Compounds were separated by chromatography on sillica gel, and their structures were identified by spectral analysis and chemical evidence.
Result:
Four compounds were obtained and identified as stigmasta-4,22-dien-3-one, stigmasterol, stigmasteryl stearate and palmitic acid.
Conclusion:
All the four compounds were isolated from this plant for the first time.