title: [Distinctive compound in Rhizome of Pinellia ternata].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To look for and determine the distinctive compound in Pinellia ternata.
  
  
  METHODS
  With TLC, HPLC, the distinctive compound was found and obtained by using the method of HPLC preparation. Its structure was elucidated by spectral analysis and physico-chemical properties.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The compound was identified as inosine.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Inosine is the distinctive compound in Rhizome of P. ternata, and it was isolated from Banxia for the first time.
authors.affiliation: Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu, China. whao5795@sina.com
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ke-wei
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ling-yun
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Xiao-bing
authors.initials: XB
authors.lastname: Cui
mesh_terms: D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D007288:Inosine / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015394:Molecular Structure; D030021:Pinellia / Q000737:chemistry*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D027343:Rhizome / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D007288:Inosine