Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To study the flavonoids from the leaves of Engelhardia roxburghiana for better using the traditional Chinese medicine. METHODS The flavonoids was isolated and purified by silica gel, Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography, preparative HPLC and the structures were elucidated on the basis of spectral data including UV, HPLC/Q-TOF-ESI-MS, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, DEPT, HMBC and physiochemical properties. RESULTS Six flavonoids were obtained from the 95% ethanol extract and their structures were identified as astilbin (Ⅰ), engelitin (Ⅱ), quercitrin (Ⅲ), (2R, 3R)5,7,3’,4’-tetrahydroxyflavanonol-3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl(3→1)-β-D-glucopyranoside (Ⅳ), (2R, 3R) 5, 7, 4'-trihydroxyfla- vanonol-3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl (3→1)-β-D-glucopyranoside (Ⅴ), (2R, 3R)-5, 7, 4', 5'- tetrahydroxyflavanonol-3-O-(3"-O- galloyl)-α-L-rhamnopyranoside (Ⅵ), respectively. CONCLUSION Compound Ⅴ is first isolated from the title plant and reported for the first time.