[Studies on chemical constituents from the seed of Trigonella foenum-graecum].
OBJECTIVE
To study the chemical constituents from the seed of Trigonella foenum-graecum.


METHODS
The compounds were isolated with silica gel chromatography and their structures were identified by physical, chemical properties and spectral analysis.


RESULTS
Seven compounds were isolated and identified as N,N'-dicarbazyl, glycerol monopalmitate, stearic acid, beta-sitosteryl glucopyranoside, ethyl-alpha-D-glucopyranoside, D-3-O-methyl-chiroinsitol and sucrose.


CONCLUSIONS
All the compounds were obtained from this plant for the first time and N,N'-dicarbazyl is a new natural product.
Shang
Ming-ying
MY
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100083, China. my-shang@263.net
Cai
Shao-qing
SQ
Lin
Wen-han
WH
Wang
Min-chuan
MC
Park
Jong-hee
JH
D002227:Carbazoles / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry; D013229:Stearic Acids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D029910:Trigonella / Q000737:chemistry*
D002227:Carbazoles; D013229:Stearic Acids; C477179:N,N'-dicarbazyl