title: [Chemical constituents from rhizome of Pulsatilla dahurica].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the chemical constituents from rhizome of Pulsatilla dahurica.
  
  
  METHODS
  The constituents were isolated and purified by various chromatographic methods. AR compounds were identified on the basis of spectral analysis and physico-chemical characters.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Six compounds were isolated from the 70% alcohol extract of the rhizome identified as hederagenin ( I ), hederagenin 3-O-alpha-L-arabinopyranoside (II), hederagenin 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1-->2)-alpha-L-arabinopyranoside (III), hederagenin 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1 -->2) [beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1-->4)]-alpha-L-arabinopyranoside (IV), beta-sitosterol (V) and daucosterol (VI), respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Compounds I approximately VI were isolated from this plant for the first time.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medicine Economy of South, State Food & Drug Administration, Guangzhou 510405, China. tao-jianhong@china.com
authors.forename: Jian-Hong
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Xian-Tao
authors.initials: XT
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiao-Qi
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Wen-Cai
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Shou-Xun
authors.initials: SX
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D009828:Oleanolic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D031946:Pulsatilla / Q000737:chemistry*; D027343:Rhizome / Q000737:chemistry; D012503:Saponins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012855:Sitosterols / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D012503:Saponins; D012855:Sitosterols; C516285:hederagenin 3-O-alpha-L-arabinopyranoside; C025473:gamma-sitosterol; D009828:Oleanolic Acid; C025763:hederagenin; C011015:lyoniside