title: Salvianolic Acid I: A New Depside from Salvia cavaleriei.
abstract: A new depside named salvianolic acid I was isolated from the aqueous extract of SALVIA CAVALERIEI, along with salvianolic acids A, B, C, H, isosalvianolic acid C, lithospermic acid, and rosmarinic acid. The chemical struktures were determined by spectral analysis. Two methylated caffeic acid dimers were synthesized using ferulic acid as the starting material.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 1 Xian Nong Tan Street, Beijing 100050, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: L N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Li