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Assessing the Particulate Matter Removal Abilities of Tree Leaves
Published on: October 7, 2018
[Chemical constituents from leaves of Phyllostachys pubescens I]
Hui-Yan Zhou1, Hui Zhang, Shi-Min Li
1Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, Ningbo 315100, China. hzhxiaohui@hotmail.com
Objective:
To study the chemical constituents from leaves of Phyllostachys pubescens.
Method:
Column chromatography on sephadex LH-20 as well as preparative HPLC and spectral analysis were used to isolate and elucidate the constituents.
Result:
Six compounds were isolated from leaves of Phyllostachys pubescens, and identified as vanillin (I), syringic aldehyde (II), p-hydroxybenzaldehyde (III), vanillic acid (IV), syringic acid (V), 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy cinnamic acid, ethyl ester (VI).
Conclusion:
All above the compounds were isolated from the plant for the first time.
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