Studies on chemical constituents of cytotoxicity portion in bark of Reevesia longipetiolat / 中草药

ABSTRACT

Object To study the chemical constituents of cytotoxicity portion in the bark of Reevesia longipetiolata Merr et Chun Methods The constituents were isolated and purified by various chromatographic methods, such as gel column chromatography under normal pressure and increased pressure, Sephadex LH 20 column chromatography and HPLC, and the structures were identified by physicochemical properties and spectral analysis Results Five compounds were obtained in the ethyl acetate fractions and identified as ? sitosterol (Ⅰ), daucosterol (Ⅱ), betulinic acid (Ⅲ), lupeol (Ⅳ) and (+) catechin (Ⅴ) Conclusion All above compounds are obtained from the plants of Reevesia Lindl for the first time, and their cytotoxicity is discussed