Studies on the Constituents of Belamcanda chinensis(Ⅰ) / 中国药科大学学报

ABSTRACT

AIM　The aim is to investigate the chemical constituents of Belamcanda chinensis. METHODS　The chemical constituents were isolated and purified by solvent extraction together with various chromatographic techniques. The stuctures was elucidated on the basis of chemical evidence and spectral data. RESULTS　Eight compounds were isolated from the ethanol extract of the rhizome of Belamcanda chinensis (L.)DC..Among them,six isoflavones were elucidated as irilone(Ⅰ)、genistein(Ⅱ)、tectorigenin(Ⅲ)、 irigenin(Ⅳ)、dimethyltectorigenin(Ⅴ)、irisflorentin(Ⅵ). CONCULSION　 ⅠandⅡ were isolated from this medicinal plant for the first time.