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Published on: September 7, 2022
[Chemical constituents of Solanum cathayanum]
Ming-Xia Xie1, Yuan Zhou, Kun Zou
1Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Products Research and Development, College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China. idxiaobaitu@yahoo.com.cn
Objective:
To study the chemical constituents of Solanum cathayanum.
Methods:
Chemical constituents were isolated by chromatographic methods and identified by NMR analysis.
Results:
Five compounds were isolated and identified as lignoceric acid (I), beta-sitosterol (II), lupeol (III) 8-hydroxy-3-methoxy-5H-pyrido [2, 1-c] pyrazin-5-one (IV), ethly 2,6-dioxo-1,2,3,6-tetrahy-dropyrimidine-4-carboxylate (V).
Conclusion:
Compound I and III are isolated from this plant for the first time. Compound IV and V are isolated from the genus of Solanum for the first time.
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