[Chemical constituents of roots of Celastrus orbiculatus].
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Abstracto
OBJECTIVE
To study the chemical constitutes of roots of Celastrus orbiculatus.
METHODS
The compounds were isolated by column chromatography and identified by spectroscopic methods including IR, MS and NMR.
RESULTS
Nine compounds were isolated and identified as sugiol (1), friedelane-3-one (2), salapermic acid (3), 28-hydroxyfriedelane-3-one (4), pristimerin (5), celastrol (6), beta-sitosterol (7), beta-daucosterol (8) and benzoic acid (9), respectively.
CONCLUSIONS
Compounds 2 and 4 are isolated from this plant for the first time.