NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ›› 2011, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (1): 69-71.

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Isoflavones in Leaves of Belamcanda chinensis

ZHANG Liang1,2, ZHANG Yu-kui1, CHEN Yan2, JIA Shao-hua1,2, DAI Rong-ji1,2, MENG Wei-wei1,2, LI Liang1,2, DENG Yu-lin1,2*   

  1. 1Life Science and Technology School, Beijing Institute of Technology; 2Beijing BIT & GY Pharmaceutical R & D CO.,LTD; Beijing 100081, China
  • Received:2009-07-27 Published:2011-07-20

Abstract:

Eight isoflavones were isolated from Leaves of Belamcanda Chinensis grown in Hainan Island .Their chemical structures were determined by physical and chemical constants and the data of Spectroscopic identifications. They are iristectorin A (1), iridin (2), tectoridin (3), tectorigenin (4), irisflorentin (5), genistein (6), genistin (7), and Prunetin (8). All these compounds were isolated from the Leaves of Belamcanda Chinensis for the first time, Compound 7 and Compound 8 were isolated from Iridaceae for the first time.

Key words: Leaves of Belamcanda chinensis, Iridaceae, flavone