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[Neocaesalpin L1, a new diterpenoid compound from Caesalpinia minax]
Zhao-Hua Wu1, Li-Bo Wang, Hui-Yuan Gao
1School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016 China.
Objective:
To study the chemical constituents of Caesalpinia minax.
Method:
The chemical constituent was isolated by various chromatographic metheds and its structure was elucidated by the analysis of spectral data and physiochemical properties.
Result:
One diterpenoid compound was isolated from the 95% ethanolic extract of C. minax, and identified as 12alpha -methoxyl-14beta-hydroxy-lalpha, 6alpha, 7beta-triacetoxycass-13 (15)-en-16, 12-olide.
Conclusion:
Neocaesalpin L1 was a new compound and named as neocaesalpin L1.