[Chemical study of Alpinia officinarum]

Zhong Yao Cai. 2000 Feb;23(2):84-7.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Seven compounds were isolated from Alinia officinarum Hance and were identified as beta-sitoterol, 1,7-diphenyl-5-ol-3-heptone, 1-phenyl-7-(3'-methoxyl-4'-hydroxyl) phenyl-5-ol-3-heptone, glandin, kaempferol-4'-methylether and 3,4-dihydroxylbenzoic acid by IR, 1HNMR, 13CNMR, FAB-MS and EA. Among these compounds, 3,4-dihydroxylbenzoic acid was the first time obtained from Alpinia officinarum Hance. Furthermore, 1-phenyl-7-(3'-methoxyl-4'-hydroxyl) phenyl-5-ol-3-heptone and a new compound 1,7-diphenyl-3,5-heptandiol-phenyl-7-(3'-methoxyl-4'-hydroxyl) phenyl-3,5-heptaxdiol were obtained from 1,7-diphenyl-5-ol-3-heptone and 1-phenyl-7-(3'-methoxyl-4'-hydroxyl) phenyl-5-ol-3-heptone via chemical reductions.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alpinia / chemistry*
  • Flavonoids / chemistry
  • Flavonoids / isolation & purification
  • Hydroxybenzoates / chemistry
  • Hydroxybenzoates / isolation & purification*
  • Kaempferols*
  • Plant Roots / chemistry
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*
  • Sitosterols / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Flavonoids
  • Hydroxybenzoates
  • Kaempferols
  • Sitosterols
  • protocatechuic acid
  • gamma-sitosterol
  • kaempferol