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High-resolution Tandem Mass Spectrometry for Studying Chemical Constituents of Gynura bicolor DC
Published on: February 2, 2024
[Study on the chemical components of Gardenia jasminoides]
Yue-Ming Zuo1, Zhong-Li Zhang, Ya-Qin Yang
1Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330006, China. zuo_yueming@163.com
Objective:
To investigate the chemical components of Gardenia jasminoides.
Methods:
Various column chromatography were used in the isolation and purification. Physiochemical constant determination and spectral analysis were adopted to determine the chemical structures.
Results:
Ten compounds were isolated and elucidated as syringic acid (1), syringaldehyde (2), vanillic acid (3), 3-hydroxy-vanillic acid (4), 3, 4, 5-trimethoxy-phenol (5), 4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxy-phenol (6), 4-methoxy-benzaldehyde (7), 7-hydroxy-5-methoxy-chromone (8), crocin-1 (9), crocin-2 (10).
Conclusion:
Compounds 2, 4 - 8 are first isolated from this plant.
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