Studies on chemical constituents of root tuber of cultivated Pseudostellaria heterophylla (Zheshen No. 1).
- Author:
Ying LI
1
;
Xiu-Wei YANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Caryophyllaceae; chemistry; Drugs, Chinese Herbal; chemistry; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; Plant Tubers; chemistry; Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
- From: China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2008;33(20):2353-2355
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo study the chemical constituents of the cultivated Pseudostellaria heterophylla (Zheshen No. 1) as a traditional Chinese medicine, and provide a scientific basis for its quality evaluation.
METHODThe chemical constituents were isolated by silica gel column chromatography and structurally elucidated by analysis of their physicochemical characteristics including spectroscopic data.
RESULTThirteen compounds were obtained and identified as taraxeryl acetate (1), taraxerol (2), stigmast-7-en-3beta-ol(3), beta-sitosterol (4), daucosterol (5), stigmast-7-en-3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside (6), dihydroferulic acid [3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl) propionic acid] (7), adenosine (8), uridine (9), alpha-ethyl-D-galactopyranoside (10), 3-furfuryl pyrole-2-carboxylate (11), glucose (12), and sucrose (13), respectively.
CONCLUSIONCompounds 1, 2 and 7-10 were isolated from the root tuber of P. heterophylla for the first time.
