Chemical constituents from Epimedium koreanum Nakai and their chemotaxonomic significance

  • Nat Prod Res. 2018 Oct;32(19):2347-2351. doi: 10.1080/14786419.2017.1405412.
Xiang Dong Su  1 ,  Wei Li  2 ,  Jin Yeul Ma  2 ,  Young Ho Kim  1
Affiliations
  • 1. a College of Pharmacy , Chungnam National University , Daejeon , Republic of Korea.
  • 2. b Korean Medicine (KM) Application Center , Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine , Daegu , Republic of Korea.
PMID: 29157003 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2017.1405412
Abstract

In this study, 21 compounds were isolated from the aerial parts of Epimedium koreanum Nakai, including 6 Phenols (1-5 and 10), 4 Lignans (6-9) and 11 Flavonoids (11-21). The chemical structures of those isolates were established after extensive one-and two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectroscopy analyses. This is the first report of compounds 2, 3, 4 and 9 in E. koreanum and of compounds 5 and 7 in the family Berberidaceae. The chemotaxonomic significance of the isolated compounds is discussed.

Keywords
Berberidaceae; Epimedium koreanum Nakai; chemotaxonomy; flavonoid; lignan; phenol.
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