Chemical constituents from Epimedium koreanum Nakai and their chemotaxonomic significance |
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Authors: | Xiang Dong Su Wei Li |
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Institution: | 1. College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea;2. Korean Medicine (KM) Application Center, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea |
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Abstract: | In this study, 21 compounds were isolated from the aerial parts of Epimedium koreanum Nakai, including 6 phenols (1–5 and 10), 4 lignans (6–9) and 11 flavonoids (11–21). The chemical structures of those isolates were established after extensive one-and two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectroscopy analyses. This is the first report of compounds 2, 3, 4 and 9 in E. koreanum and of compounds 5 and 7 in the family Berberidaceae. The chemotaxonomic significance of the isolated compounds is discussed. |
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Keywords: | Epimedium koreanum Nakai Berberidaceae phenol lignan flavonoid chemotaxonomy |
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