Studies on chemical constituents of leaves of Aquilaria sinensis / 中国中药杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the chemical constituents of the leaves of Aquilaria sinensis, and provide a certain of basis for the comprehensive uses of the plant of A. sinensis.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The chemical constituents were isolated by various column chromatographic method. The structures were identified by spectral analyses of NMR, MS, et al.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Thirteen compounds were isolated and identified as 7-hyroxy-5, 4'-dimethoxy flovone (1), 5-hydroxy-7, 4'-dimethoxy flavone (2), luteolin-7-3',4'-trimethyl (3), isocorydine (4), 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (5), triacontenoic (6), hentriacontane (7), alpha-stigmasterol (8), epifriedelanol (9), friedelan (10), friedelin (11), genkwanin (12), 5, 4'-dihyroxy-7, 3'-dimethoxy flovone (13).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Compound 4 was obtained from this genus for the first time, compounds 1, 6-11, 13 were obtained from this species for the first time.</p>