Cyclopeptides from Rubia schumanniana / 中国中药杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To separate and identify cyclopeptides of tubers of Rubia schumanniana.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The 70% methanol extracts from tubers of Rubia schumanniana were separated and purified by silica gel, RP-18, Sephedax LH-20 and HPLC. Their structures were identified by spectral analysis.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Nine cyclopeptides were separated and identified as RA- II (1), RA-V (2), RA-VIII (3), rubiyunnanin C (4), RA-X (5), RY-II (6), RA- I (7), RA-XIII (8) and RA-XIII-OMe (9), respectively.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>All of nine cyclopeptides were separated from R. schumanniana for the first time.</p>