Aloe-Emodin Acetate, an Anthraquinone Derivative from Leaves of Kniphofia foliosa

E Berhanu; E Dagne

doi:10.1055/s-2007-969790

Aloe-Emodin Acetate, an Anthraquinone Derivative from Leaves of Kniphofia foliosa

Planta Med. 1984 Dec;50(6):523-4. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-969790.

Authors

E Berhanu¹, E Dagne

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, Addis Ababa University, P. O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

PMID: 17340369
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-969790

Abstract

The leaves of K. FOLIOSA yielded aloe-emodin acetate in addition to chrysophanol and knipholone. Aloe-emodin acetate is reported here in Liliaceae family for the first time.