ABSTRACT
Objective: To investigate the phenolic constituents from the roots of Artocarpus heterophyllus. Methods: Compounds were isolated from the roots of the plant by column chromatography over ODS, MCI GEL CHP-20P, Sephadex LH-20 and by preparative HPLC. Their structures were identified by the analysis of their physicochemical properties and the spectral data of NMR and MS. Results: Seventeen phenolic compounds were isolated from the roots of the plant, namely 1-O-feruloylglycerol (1), hypargystilbene A (2), oxyresveratrol (3), 2', 3, 4', 5, 5'-pentahydroxy-cis-stilbene (4), resveratrol (5), ethyl 2, 4-dihydroxybenzoate (6), ethyl 3, 4-dihydroxybenzoate (7), umbelliferone (8), 8-(3, 3-dimethylallyl)-6, 7-dihydroxycoumarin (9), morachalcone A (10), artocarpanone (11), styracifolin C (12), cudraflavone C (13), heterophyllin (14), cycloheterophyllin (15), artonin A (16), and artonin B (17). Conclusion: It is the first report of the occurrence of compound 9 as a natural product. Compounds 1, 4, and 6 are isolated from the plants of Moraceae family for the first time. Compound 8 is first obtained from the plants of Artocarpus J. R. et G. Forst., while compounds 3, 5, 10, 11, 14, and 15 are first found in A. heterophyllus.