Two new compounds from the roots of Ligusticum chuanxiong

J Asian Nat Prod Res. 2009 Sep;11(9):805-10. doi: 10.1080/10286020903071068.

Abstract

Two new compounds, named ligusticoside A (1), a novel phthalide derivative with a lactone ring, and 4-pentylcyclohex-3-ene-1alpha,2beta-diol (2), were isolated from the rhizomes of Ligusticum chuanxiong. Their structures were determined by spectral methods (MS, IR, UV, 1D and 2D NMR). An X-ray diffraction experiment was performed to confirm the structure of compound 1.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Benzofurans / chemistry
  • Benzofurans / isolation & purification
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Cyclohexanones / chemistry
  • Cyclohexanones / isolation & purification*
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal
  • Glycosides / chemistry
  • Glycosides / isolation & purification*
  • Ligusticum / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Plant Roots / chemistry
  • Rhizome / chemistry

Substances

  • 4-pentylcyclohex-3-ene-1,2beta-diol
  • Benzofurans
  • Cyclohexanones
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal
  • Glycosides
  • ligusticoside A
  • phthalide