A new chromone glycoside from Cassia siamea lam / 药学学报

ABSTRACT

<p><b>AIM</b>To study the chemical constituents of the stem of Cassia siamea.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The compounds were isolated by chromatography on silica gel, and identified on the basis of spectral analysis.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Five compounds were isolated and identified as beta-sitosterol (I), sucrose (II), n-octacosanol (III), 2-methyl-5-(2'-hydroxypropyl)-7-hydroxy-chromone-2'-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside (IV) and piceatannol (V).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Compound IV is a new compound. Compounds II, III and V were obtained from this plant for the first time.</p>