[Low Polar Constituents from Annona squamosa Fruit Pericarp]

To study the low polar constituents from Annona squamosa fruit pericarp.

The fruit pericarp was percolated with 95% EtOH at room temperature. The extract was subjected to Silica gel chromatography and eluted with gradually more polar and EtOAc-MeOH mixtures. The part eluted range Pet-EtOAc from 5:1 to 1:1 was subjected to repeated column chromatography. The constituents were identified by physicochemical property and NMR data.

Eight constituents were isolated and identified as tricosane(1), β-sitosterol(2), succinic acid (3), annosquamosin D(4), 4α-hydroxy-19-nor-(E)-kauran-17-oic acid(5), (E)-16β, 17-dihydroxy-kauran-19-oic acid(6), (E)-16α, 17-dihydroxy-kauran-19-oic acid(7), and 16β-hydroxy-17-acetoxy-(E)-kauran-19-oic acid(8).

All constituents are firstly isolated from Annona squamosa fruit pericarp except compound 6.