[Sesquiterpenes from stems and leaves of Curcuma wenyujin].
OBJECTIVE
To study the chemical constituents of the stem and leaves from Curcuma wenyujin.


METHODS
The compounds were isolated by silica gel column chromatography in associating with Sephadex LH -20 chromatography. While their structures were identified on the basis of spectroscopic date.


RESULTS
Nine sesquiterpenes were isolated and identified. Their structures were identified as curdione (1), neocurdione (2), trans, trans-germacrone (3), cis, trans-germacrone (4), curcumenone (5), curcumadione (6), isoprocurcumenol (7), glechomanolide (8) and (1R, 10R)-( -)-1, 10-dihydrocurdione (9).


CONCLUSIONS
All of these compounds were isolated from the stems and leaves of this plant for the first time.
Wang
Li-Xia
LX
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou 325035, China.
Deng
Zhi-Wei
ZW
Huang
Ke-Xin
KX
Lin
Wen-Han
WH
D002845:Chromatography; D030024:Curcuma / Q000737:chemistry*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000737:chemistry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry*; D018547:Plant Stems / Q000737:chemistry*; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D012717:Sesquiterpenes