2010•China Journal of Chinese Materia MedicaRequires access

Chemical constituents of rhizomes of Smilax ferox

Anjin Yang

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OBJECTIVE: To study the chemical constituents of the rhizomes of Smilax ferox which was widely used in the folk. METHOD: The constituents of the rhizomes of S. ferox were isolated and purified by repeated silica gel column, MCI column, Sephadex LH-20 column and RP C18 column chromatography, and their structures were elueidated on the basis of spectral analysis. RESULT: Six compounds were identified as dihydrokaempferol (1), kaempferol (2), astilbin (3), engeletin (4), resveratrol (5), beta-sitosterol (6), respectively. CONCLUSION: All compounds were obtained from this plant for the first time.

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Key concepts: Rhizome, Chromatography, Sephadex, Silica gel, Column chromatography, Chemistry, Chemical constituents, Column (typography)