Studies on chemical constituents from herbs of Usnea longissima.
- Author:
Jie FENG
1
;
Xiuwei YANG
;
Siduo SU
;
Chuan HE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Organic Chemicals; analysis; isolation & purification; Usnea; chemistry
- From: China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2009;34(6):708-711
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo study the chemical constituents of Usnea longissima.
METHODThe compounds were isolated and purified by the methods of solvent extraction and chromatographic technique, and their structures were identified on the basis of the analysis of spectral data or comparison with those of authentic sample.
RESULTThirteen compounds were obtained and identified as ethyl hematommate (1), friedelin (2), beta-amyrin (3), beta-sitosterol (4), methyl-2,4-dihydroxy-3,6-dimethylbenzoate (5), barbatinic acid (6), zeorin (7), ethyl orsellinate (8), 3beta-hydroxy-glutin-5-ene (9), oleanolic acid (10), (+)-usnic acid (11), methylorsellinate (12), and 4-methyl-2,6-dihydroxy-benzaldehyde (13).
CONCLUSIONCompounds 2, 3, 5, and 8-10 were isolated from this genus for the first time, and compounds 1,4 were obtained from this plant for the first time.