Abstract
Constituents of the fruits of Rubus corchorifolius were investigated. A new compound, namely rubusin A (1), along with three known compounds, was isolated and characterized. Among them, the new compound exhibited significant activity against kidney deficiency, and quercetin and kaempferol were isolated from the fruits of R. corchorifolius for the first time.
Acknowledgements
We are grateful to Prof. Chang-Zheng Zhou, College of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine for his help during the performance of this work.
Notes
†Co-first authors.