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High-resolution Tandem Mass Spectrometry for Studying Chemical Constituents of Gynura bicolor DC
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[Chemical constituents in the introduced Coleus forskohlii]
1Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210038, China.
Objective:
To study the chemical constituents in the introduced Coleus forskohlii.
Method:
The chemical constituents were isolated by column chromato-graphy. The structures were elucidated on the basis of IR, MS, 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR experiments.
Result:
Eight compounds were obtained, the structures of which were identified as cytochalasin B (1), N-benzoyl-L-phenylalaninol (2), 3,6-dibenzyl-2,5-dioxopiperazine (3), 2-furoic acid (4), vanillic acid (5), loliolide (6) and forskolin D (7).
Conclusion:
Compounds 1-6 were isolated from the genus Coleus for the first time.
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