Abstract
The chemical constituents in the roots of Cassia fistula L. were investigated with column chromatography. Nineteen compounds including seven anthraquinones, chrysophanol (1), physcion (2), emodin (3), aloe-emodin (4), 11-acetylaloe-emodin (5), rhein (6), citreorosein (7); four flavan-3-ols, (-)-epiafzelechin (8), (+)-afzelechin (9), (-)-epicatechin (10), (+)-catechin (11); three sterols, a mixture of β-sitosterol (12) and stigmasterol (13), β-sitosterol-3-O-β-glucopyanoside (14); one triterpene, lupeol (15); and four glycerides, a mixture of glycerol-1-tetraeicosanoate (16) and glycerol-1-pentaeicosanoate (17), trimyristin (18), and glyceryl trilinolate (19) were determined by spectroscopic analysis.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 231-237 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Chinese Pharmaceutical Journal |
Volume | 55 |
Issue number | 4 |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2003 |
Keywords
- Anthraquinone
- Cassia fistula L
- Flavanol
- Glyyceryl
- Steroid
- Triterpene
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pharmaceutical Science
- Bioengineering