[Chemical Constituents from Shoot of Phyllostachys edulis (II)].

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the chemical constituents from the shoot of Phyllostachys edulis. METHODS: Normal-phase, reversed-phase silica gel, Sephadex LH-20 porous polymer gel column and HPLC chromatography were used for isolation. Spectroscopic methods (13C-NMR, 1H-NMR, DEPT and EI-MS) were used for identification. RESULTS: Eleven compounds were isolated and elucidated, which were skimmin(I), liquiritienin(II),1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1-propanone(III), syringicaldehyde(IV), vanillin(V), isoliquiritigenin(VI), 4-hydroxybenzoic acid(VII), methyl p-hydroxy benzeneacetate (VIII), 5,7-dihydroxy-8-methoxyflavone (IX), daucosterol(X) and ß-sitosterol(X). CONCLUSION: All the compounds are obtained from this plant for the first time, and compounds VI, VIII and IX are firstly isolated from the plants of this genus.

Eight New Monoterpene Acylglucosides from Sibiraea angustata.

Chemical investigation of the aqueous extract from the aerial part of Sibiraea angustata, has led to the isolation of eight new monoterpene acylglucosides named sibiraglycoside A-H(1-8), together with two known monoterpenes, Sibiraic acid (9) and Sibiskoside (10). Their structures were elucidated by means of extensive spectroscopic data analysis (including 1D and 2D NMR, HRESIMS experiments), as well as compared with the literature data. The relative configuration was established by NOE studies. In the in vitro bioassay, all the compounds showed moderate hypolipemic effects, among them, compounds 7 and 9, showed distinctive activity on lowering lipid.

[A new anthraquinone from the root of Lasianthus acuminatissimus].

To study the constituents from the chloroform extract of the roots of Lasianthus acuminatissimus Merr., various chromatographic techniques were used to separate and purify the constituents. The structure was established on the basis of ID, 2D NMR and HRMS spectroscopic analysis. A new compound was isolated and identified, which was 3, 8-dihydroxy-1-methoxy-2-methoxymethyl-9,10-anthraquinone (I). Compound I is a new anthraquinone, namely lasianthurin.