[Chemical constituents from the tubers of Ipomoea batata].

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the chemical constituents from the tubers of Ipomoea batata. METHODS: The chemical constituents were isolated and purified by solvent extraction together with various chromatographic techniques. The structures were elucidated on the basis of physiochemical property and spectral data. RESULTS: 6 compounds were identified from the CHCl3 extract as Batatinoside I (1), citrusin C(2), octadecyl caffeate (3), beta-amyrin acetate (4), caffeic acid (5), scopoletin (6). CONCLUSION: Compound 1 is isolated from Ipomoea batata for the first time.