Study on isoflavones isolated from stems of Wisteria sinensis / 中草药

ABSTRACT

Objective: To investigate the chemical constituents from the stems of Wisteria sinensis. Methods: The 14 chemical constituents were isolated and purified by silica gel, polyamide, Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography, and semi-preparative HPLC, and their chemical structures were identified by physico-chemical constants and spectral data. Results: Fourteen isoflavones were isolated from the methanol extract of the stems of W. sinensis and identified as tectorigenin-7-O-β-D-(6″-O-acetyl)-glucoside (1), 7,3',4'-trihydroxyisoflavanone (2), formononetin (3), afromosin (4), prunetin (5), biochanin A (6), gliricidin (7), 8-O-methylreyusin (8), tectoridin (9), genistin (10), sissotrin (11), ononin (12), kakkanin (13), and kushenol O (14). Conclusion: Compound 1 is a new compound named as tectoridin A, and compounds 2, 5, 7, 9-11, 13, and 14 are obtained from the genus Wisteria for the first time.