Natural product communications 2012-06-01

Cis-aconitic anhydride ethyl ester and phenolic compounds from the seeds of Alisma orientale.

Ming Zhao, Jing-Ying Chen, Li-Jia Xu, Tanja Goedecke, Xiao-Qi Zhang, Jin-Ao Duan, Chun-Tao Che

Index: Nat. Prod. Commun. 7(6) , 785-7, (2012)

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Abstract

From the seeds of Alisma orientale, cis-aconitic anhydride ethyl ester and cis-2,4,5-trihydroxycinnamic acid were isolated, together with nine known phenolic compounds and a megastigmane sesquiterpene. All compounds are reported for the first time from Alisma species.