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High-resolution Tandem Mass Spectrometry for Studying Chemical Constituents of Gynura bicolor DC
Published on: February 2, 2024
[Studies on chemical constituents of Balanophora spicata]
Zhong Dai1, Feng Wang, Gang-Li Wang
1National Institute for the Control of Pharmaceutical and Biological Products, Chinese Medicine Department, Beijing 100050, China. sun-230@163.com
Objective:
To investigate the chemical constituents of Balanophora spicata.
Method:
Various chromatographic and spectral techniques were used to isolate the constituents and elucidate their structures.
Result:
Eight compounds were isolated from whole plant of B. spicata and elucidated as balanophorin A (1), balanophorin B (2), beta-amyrin acetate (3), monogynol A (4), lupeone (5), caffeic acid ethyl ester (6), catechin (7), 1-O-(E)-caffeoyl-3-O-galloyl-beta-D-glucopyranose (8), respectively.
Conclusion:
Compounds of 1-8 were obtained from B. spicata for the first time and the compound 4 was isolated from this genus for the first time.
