title: [Sesquiterpenes of Chloranthus serratus Root].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study sesquiterpenes from the root of Chloranthus serratus.
  
  
  METHODS
  The sesquiterpenes of Chloranthus serratus were isolated and purified by various chromatographic techniques, such as silica gel, Sephadex LH-20 and preparative HPLC. The structures of these isolated compounds were identified by spectroscopic analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ten sesquiterpenes were isolated and identified as follows: 1β, 8β-dihydroxy-eudesman-4 (15), 7 (11) -dien-8α, 12-olide (I), curcolonol (II), 4β, 8β-dihydroxy-5α (H) -eudesm-7 (11) -en-8, 12-olide (III), 1β, 8,β-dihydroxy-eudesman-3, 7 (11) -dien-8α, 12-olide (IV), multistalactone E (V), zedoarofuran (VI), 8β,9α-dihydroxylindan-4(5), 7(11) -dien-8α,12-olide(VII), serralactone A (VIII), 8-epi-ivangustin (IX), and chloranthalactone E (X ).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Compounds I, II, IV - VII, IX and X are isolated from Chloranthus serratus for the first time.
authors.forename: Fang-you
authors.initials: FY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Dong-ming
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Chuang-jun
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xue-lian
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yong-ming
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Luo
mesh_terms: D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D006575:Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring / Q000032:analysis; D019684:Magnoliopsida / Q000737:chemistry*; D064209:Phytochemicals / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D006575:Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring; D064209:Phytochemicals; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; C522383:curcolonol