[Studies on chemical constituents of Forsythia suspensa (Thunb) Vahl].
OBJECTIVE
To study the chemical constituents of Forsythia suspensa.


METHODS
Basedon silicacolumn chromatography, of which six compounds were obtained from the alcohol extract of F. suspensa, three identified by physicochemical and spectroscopic analyses.


RESULTS
The three compounds were identified as stearic acid, palmitic acid and beta-sitosterol.


CONCLUSIONS
The three compounds were separated from F. suspensa fruits for the first time.
Chen
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Y
Jiangsu Provincial Institute of Materia Medica, Nanjing 210009.
Xiang
J
J
Xu
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M
Tao
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L
Gu
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W
D031657:Forsythia / Q000737:chemistry*; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry; D019308:Palmitic Acid / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D012855:Sitosterols / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013229:Stearic Acids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D012855:Sitosterols; D013229:Stearic Acids; D019308:Palmitic Acid; C031183:stearic acid; C025473:gamma-sitosterol