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[Chemical constituents contained in Desmodium caudatum]
Yao Wu1, Qiang Luo, Cuiling Sun
1College of Pharmacy, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
Objective:
To study chemical constituents contained in Desmodium caudatum.
Method:
The chemical compounds were separated by using such chromatographic methods as macroporous resin, Sephadex LH-20, ODS and normal phase silicagel column, and their structures were identified by spectroscopic data analysis.
Result:
Fifteen compounds were separated and identified as stigmasterol (1), beta-sitosterol (2), citrusinol (3), hibiscone A (4), yukovanol (5), kenusanone I (6), neophellamuretin (7), desmodol (8), erythrotriol (9), hibiscone D (10), kaempferol (11), 8-prenylquercetin (12), leachianone G (13), 5,7,4'-trihydroxy-dihydroflavonol (14), and 4H-1-benzopyran-4-one, 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) -2, 3-dihydro-3,5,7-trihydroxy-8-( 3-methyl-2-butenyl) -, (2R-trans)-(9CI) (15).
Conclusion:
All of the compounds were separated from D. caudatum for the first time except compound 8.
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