title: [Compounds from Caesalpinia sappan L].
abstract: Two compounds were isolated from the stem of Caesalpinia sappan. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of physical and spectral analysis. They were named as tetraacetylbrazilin and protosappanin A respectively.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Z H
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D001578:Benzopyrans / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000737:chemistry*; D007887:Fabaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D010636:Phenols / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal
chemical_list: D001578:Benzopyrans; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D010636:Phenols; C090723:protosappanin A; C090724:tetraacetylbrazilin