Studies on the chemical constituents of Chinese herb Melastoma dodecandrum / 中国中药杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the chemical constituents of Chinese herb Melastoma dodecandrum.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The chemical constituents were isolated by solvent extraction and chromatography. Their structure were identified on the basis of physic-chemical constants and specral data.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Five compounds were isolated and identified as hexacosanoic acid (I), quercetin(II), avicularin(III), gallic acid (IV), kaempferol(V).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The above-mentioned compounds were separated from the plant for the first time.</p>