Investigation on the EtOH extract of the leaves of Loropetalum chinensis led to the isolation of seven compounds (1–7). Their structures were identified using spectroscopic methods. Among these compounds, compound 1 is a new lignan, and 2–7 were isolated from this plant for the first time.
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We greatly appreciate financial support from the Scientific Research Fund of Hunan Provincial Education Department (No. 2008-118), the Open Research Fund of State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Systematic Research, Development, and Utilization of Chinese Medicine Resources, Key Project for Drug Innovation (2008ZX09401-004) of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, and a Talent Scholarship for the Youth of Yunnan (No. 2007PY01-48).
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Published in Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 609–610, September–October, 2011.
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Zhou, X., Xie, Z., Yan, Y. et al. A new lignan from the leaves of Loropetalum chinensis . Chem Nat Compd 47, 690–692 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10600-011-0037-8
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Keywords
- Loropetalum chinensis
- Hamamelidaceae
- lignan