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[Chemical Constituents of Citrus medica Fruit]
Objective:
To study the chemical constituents of Citrus medica fruit.
Methods:
The fruit of Citrus medica was extracted with 95% EtOH, and the compounds were separated and purified by silica gel, RP-18 and Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography. The structures were identified by spectroscopic analysis.
Results:
A total of 16 compounds were isolated and identified, including methyl ferulic acid (1), dihydro-N-caffeoyltyramine (2) acacetin (3), β-ecdysterone (4), (-)-balanophonin (5), p-methoxy cinnamic acid (6), umbelliferone (7), ferulic acid (8), pyrocatechualdehyde (9), diosmetin (10), 4-methoxy salicylic acid (1), β-amyrin acetate (12), epigallocatechin (13), betulinic acid (14), lupeol (15) and nicotinamide (16).
Conclusion:
All the compounds are isolated from the fruit of Citrus medica for the first time.
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