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Two new compounds from Trollius chinensis Bunge.
Ya Jie-Shi1, Lin Wei-Sang1, Rui Yan1
1School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, People's Republic of China.
Journal of Natural Medicines
|July 17, 2016
Summary
Researchers isolated two novel compounds and five known flavonoids from Trollius chinensis flowers. Spectroscopic methods confirmed the structures of these natural products, expanding knowledge of the plant
Area of Science:
- Phytochemistry
- Natural Product Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
Background:
- Trollius chinensis is a plant species with potential medicinal applications.
- The chemical constituents of Trollius chinensis flowers are not fully characterized.
Purpose of the Study:
- To isolate and identify chemical compounds from Trollius chinensis flowers.
- To characterize the structures of novel and known compounds using spectroscopic techniques.
Main Methods:
- Extraction and isolation of compounds from Trollius chinensis flowers.
- Structure elucidation using Ultraviolet (UV) spectroscopy, Infrared (IR) spectroscopy, High-Resolution Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry (HR-ESI-MS), and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy.
Main Results:
- Two new compounds, 2″-O-feruloylisoswertiajaponin (1) and (2E)-2-methyl-1-O-vaniloyl-4-β-D-glucopyranoside-2-butene (2), were isolated.
- One indole alkaloid and five known flavonoids were also identified.
- The structures of all isolated compounds were successfully elucidated.
Conclusions:
- The phytochemical investigation of Trollius chinensis flowers yielded novel and known compounds.
- The identified compounds contribute to the understanding of the chemical diversity of this plant species.
