Extractives from Fruits of Amorpha Fruticosa (I)

  • Lee, Hyun-Jung (Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Korea University) ;
  • Lee, Hak-Ju (Div. Wood Chemistry & Microbiology Korea Forest Research Institute) ;
  • Kwon, Yeong-Han (National Arboretum) ;
  • Choi, Don-Ha (Div. Wood Chemistry & Microbiology Korea Forest Research Institute) ;
  • Paik, Ki-Hyon (Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Korea University)
  • Received : 2003.02.11
  • Accepted : 2003.04.25
  • Published : 2003.12.26

Abstract

This study was carried out identify extractives of Amorpha fruticosa. In this study, one flavonoid glycoside, one ester and two rotenoids were isolated from fruits of A. fruticosa. The structures were determined as: kaempferol 7-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside (I), methyl 3, 4, 5-trihydroxybenzoate (methyl gallate, II), tephrosin (III) and dalbinol (IV), respectively, on the basis of spectroscopic data.

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