ABSTRACT
Objective To study the chemical constituents from the seeds of Lepidium apetalum. Methods Compounds were isolated from the water extract from the seeds of L. apetalum by using Diaion HP-20, Toyopearl HW-40, MCI Gel CHP-20, ODS, Silica gel chromatography and semi-preparative-HPLC. Results Nine compounds were isolated and identified as lepidiumlignan A (1), lepidiumlignan B (2), erythro-1-(4-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-[4-(3-hydroxypropyl)-2,6-dimethoxyphenoxy]-1,3- propanediol (3), (7R,7’E,8S)-4,9-dihydroxy-3,3’,5-trimethoxy-4’,7-epoxy-8,5’-neolign-7’-en-9’-oic acid (4), spicatolignan B (5), (-)-pinoresinol-4-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (6), (-)-isolariciresinol (7), aegineoside (8), and (+)-syringaresinol-O-β-D-glucopyra- noside (9). Conclusion Compounds 1 and 2 are new compounds, named as lepidiumlignan A and lepidiumlignan B. Compounds 3-9 are isolated from the plants for the first time.