Sapodivarin, a new coumarin from roots of Saposhnikovia divaricata / 中国中药杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the chemical constituents in the dried roots of Saposhnikovia divaricata (Turcz.) Schischk.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The chemical constituents were isolated by various column chromatographic methods and structurally elucidated by IR, UV, MS and NMR evidences.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Two compounds were obtained and identified as nodakenetin (1) and 8-[4-(beta-D-glucopyrano-sy-loxy)-3-methyl-2-buten-1-yl]oxy-5-methoxy-6,7-furanocoumarin (2), respectively.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Compound 2 is a new compound and named sapodivarin.</p>