Phytochemical and chemotaxonomic study on Dianella ensifolia (L.) DC

Publication date: June 2017 Source:Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, Volume 72 Author(s): Ben-qin Tang, Zhen-yang Chen, Jian-bo Sun, Simon Ming-yuen Lee, Jian-lin Lu Phytochemical investigation of the roots of Dianella ensifolia led to the isolation of eleven known compounds, including two aromatics (1, 2), two chromones (3, 4), and seven flavonoids (5–11). The structures of these compounds were elucidated on the basis of spectral analysis and comparison with data reported in literature. In the present research, all of the isolated compounds 1–11 were reported for the first time in the species D. ensifolia. Compounds 1–4 and 7–11 were firstly isolated from the genus Dianella. Compounds 1, 2, 8, and 9 have not been reported from any species in Liliaceae family. The chemotaxonomic significance of the isolated compounds was summarized.

Source: Biochemical Systematics and Ecology - April 2, 2017 Category: Biochemistry Source Type: research