title: [Chemical constituents from the rhizoma of Arundina graminifolia].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To isolate and elucidate the chemical constituents from the tuber of Arundina graminifolia.
  
  
  METHODS
  The compounds were extracted by 95% alcohol and isolated by column chromatography on silica gel, SephedaxLH-20 and ODS. The structures were determined by UV, IR, NMR and MS spectral analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Five compounds were isolated, and their structures were identified as (2E)-, 2-propenoic acid, 3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-decosyl ester (I), p-hydroxybenzyl alcohol (II), triacontanol (III) and p-hydroxybenzylethyl ether (IV), 3-hydroxy-5-methoxybibenzyl (V), respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  All compounds were isolated from the genus of Arundina for the first time.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Department of Biological Science and Biotechnology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
authors.forename: Mei-feng
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Dong-ming
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Xing
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Li-zhen
authors.initials: LZ
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Li-jun
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ding
mesh_terms: D001592:Benzyl Alcohols / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005233:Fatty Alcohols / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D029595:Orchidaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D027343:Rhizome / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D001592:Benzyl Alcohols; D005233:Fatty Alcohols; C018966:4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol; C047578:1-triacontanol