[Studies on the chemical constituents from the roots of Chloranthus henryi].
OBJECTIVE
To study the chemical constituents of the roots of Chloranthus henryi.


METHODS
The constituents of Chloranthus henryi were separated with various chromatographic techniques. structures were elucidated by physico-chemical properties and spectral data.


RESULTS
Eight compounds were isolated from Chloranthus henryi. They were identified as curcolonol (I), zedoarofuran (II), shizukanolide E (III) , skimmin (IV), calucanthoside (V), chloracoumarin (VI), beta-sitosterol (VII), daucosterin (VIII).


CONCLUSIONS
Chloracoumarin (VI) is a new compound and characterized as 6,8-dimethoxy-7-O-[beta-D-apiofunanosyl(l --> 3 )-D-glucopyranosyl]-2H-benzopyran-2-one. Compounds I, II were isolated from Chloranthus henryi for the first time.
Li
Chuang-Jun
CJ
Jiangxi College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330006, China.
Zhang
Dong-Ming
DM
Luo
Yong-Ming
YM
D003374:Coumarins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005960:Glucosides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006575:Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D019684:Magnoliopsida / Q000737:chemistry*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D012855:Sitosterols / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification
D003374:Coumarins; D005960:Glucosides; D006575:Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring; D012855:Sitosterols; C522382:chloracoumarin; C522383:curcolonol; C025473:gamma-sitosterol