Compounds from the roots of Jasminum sambac

Abstract

Four new compounds (+)-jasminoids A (1), B (2), C (3), and D (4), together with seven known compounds, were isolated from the roots of Jasminum sambac. Their structures were identified using spectroscopic methods. This study provides a better understanding to the chemical composition of J. sambac roots that have been thought to be one ingredient of an ancient prescription ‘Ma-Fei-San’.

Keywords:

• Jasminum sambac
• jasminoids A–D
• sesquiterpenoids
• iridoids

Acknowledgements

This work was financially supported by the Project of Natural Compound Library Construction from Chinese Academy of Sciences (KSCX2-EW-R-15) and National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81060361).

Notes

1. These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Notes on contributors

Lin-Hong Zeng

1

Min Hu

1