title: Salvianolic Acid A, a New Depside from Roots of Salvia miltiorrhiza.
abstract: A new depside of D-(+)-beta-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-lactic acid and 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenylethenyl)-caffeic acid, named salvianolic acid A, was isolated from the dried roots of SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA Bunge. Its chemical structure was defined by spectral analysis and chemical degradation.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 1 Xian Nong Tan Street 93, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lian-Niang
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rui
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wei-Ming