A new lignan and other constituents from Zanthoxylum armatum DC.

Abstract

A new lignan (1), named armatumin, along with 25 known compounds, was isolated from Zanthoxylum armatum. The structure of compound 1 was elucidated using spectroscopic methods. Compounds 7, 8, 11, 13, 16, 20 and 21 were first isolated from Z. armatum and compounds 14 and 19 were isolated for the first time from Rutaceae.

Keywords:

• Rutaceae
• Zanthoxylum armatum
• armatumin
• lignan

Acknowledgements

We are grateful to Professor Yi Cai (GuangXi University of Traditional Chinese Medical, Naning, China) for supplying the plant material (Z. armatum DC.).