title: Constituents of the flowers of Punica granatum.
abstract: A new polyphenol compound named pomegranatate (1), together with, ellagic acid, 3,3',4'-tri-O-methylellagic acid, ethyl brevifolincarboxylate, urolic and maslinic acids, and daucosterol were isolated from the ethanolic extract of the flowers of Punica granatum. The structure of compound 1 was determined by spectroscopic analysis. Maslinic acid exhibited antioxidant activity, evaluated by measurement of LDL susceptibility to oxidation.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
authors.forename: Rufeng
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.lastname: Wei Wang
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ruining
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.lastname: Yi Ding
authors.forename: Lijun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Du
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000187:drug effects*; D035264:Flowers; D029561:Lythraceae; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D010936:Plant Extracts