Flavonoids and aromatic compounds from the rhizomes of Zingiber zerumbet

Arch Pharm Res. 2004 Apr;27(4):386-9. doi: 10.1007/BF02980078.

Abstract

Repeated column chromatography of the CHCl3-soluble fraction of Zingiber zerumbet led to the isolation and identification of two aromatic compounds, p-hydroxybenzaldehyde (1) and vanillin (2), and six kaempferol derivatives, kaempferol-3,4',7-O-trimethylether (3), kaempferol-3-O-methylether (4), kaempferol-3,4'-O-dimethylether (5), 4''-O-acetylafzelin (6), kaempferol-3-O-(4-O-acetyl-alpha-L-rhamnopyranoside)], 2'',4''-O-diacetylafzelin (7), kaempferol-3-O-(2,4-O-diacetyl-alpha-L-rhamnopyranoside)], and 3'',4''-O-diacetylafzelin (8), kaempferol-3-O-(3,4-O-diacetyl-alpha-L-rhamnopyranoside)]. The structures of 1-8 were identified by analysis of spectroscopic data as well as by comparison with published values. This is the first report on the isolation of compounds 1-3 from this plant.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Benzaldehydes / chemistry
  • Benzaldehydes / isolation & purification*
  • Flavonoids / chemistry
  • Flavonoids / isolation & purification*
  • Kaempferols / chemistry
  • Kaempferols / isolation & purification*
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / isolation & purification
  • Rhizome
  • Zingiberaceae*

Substances

  • Benzaldehydes
  • Flavonoids
  • Kaempferols
  • Plant Extracts
  • vanillin
  • 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde