Studies on the chemical constituents in herbs of Hemistepta lyrata / 中国中药杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the chemical constituents of Hemistepta lyrata.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The constituents of the EtOAc-soluble portions of the 95% ethanol extract were isolated and purified by means of chromatography. Compounds were identified by their physical characteristics and spectral features.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Five compounds were isolated and identified as caffeic acid (1), tracheloside (2), uracil (3), 8-carboxymethyl-p-hydroxycinnamic acid (4), and 3-O-p-coumaroylquinic acid (5).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Compounds 1-5 were isolated from this genus for the first time.</p>