title: Isolation of new esters from the stems of Cinnamomum reticulatum Hay.
abstract: The stems of Cinnamomum reticulatum Hay (Lauraceae) were extracted with hexane and chloroform successively. A series of new esters, including a mixture of 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenethyl derivatives, along with two butanolides, isoobtusilactone A and obtusilactone A, two amides, N-trans-feruloylmethoxytyramine and N-cis-feruloyl-methoxytyramine, three benzenoids, p-hydroxybenzoic acid, syringic acid and vanillic acid, one lignan, (+)-syringaresinol and one steroid, beta-sitostenone, were isolated. The structures of the new esters were elucidated by chemical and physical evidence.
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Iung-Jr
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Wen-Li
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.forename: Yi-Chen
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Chia
authors.forename: Lee-Yu
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Thau-Ming
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Cham
authors.forename: Wan-Shan
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Tseng
authors.forename: Yu-Ting
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Yeh
authors.forename: Hung-Chun
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Yeh
authors.forename: Yau-Der
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chung-Yi
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D027424:Cinnamomum / Q000737:chemistry*; D004952:Esters / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure
chemical_list: D004952:Esters