title: [Studies on chemical constituents from Ligusticum glaucescens Franch].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the chemical constituents from dry roots of Ligusticum glaucescens Franch.
  
  
  METHODS
  Chromatography and spectrum analysis were employed to isolate and elucidate the chemical constituents in the plant.
  
  
  RESULTS
  4 compounds were isolated and identified as levistolide A (I), ligustilide (II), pleuchiol (III) and ferulic acid (IV).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  I-IV were isolated from this plant for the first time. The work provided evidence for the exploitation and utilization of this plant resource.
authors.affiliation: Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210038, China.
authors.forename: Jiang-tao
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Chong-ren
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D015107:4-Butyrolactone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001572:Benzofurans / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003373:Coumaric Acids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D030004:Ligusticum / Q000737:chemistry*; D000432:Methanol; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D027343:Rhizome / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D001572:Benzofurans; D003373:Coumaric Acids; C523615:levistolide A; C027820:ligustilide; C004999:ferulic acid; D015107:4-Butyrolactone; D000432:Methanol