Abstract:
To study the hypoglycemic mechanism from Chinese Herbal Formula of Gankang, the chemical constituents of its active fraction were investigated in this study. Thirteen compounds were isolated and purified by silica gel column, Sephadex LH-20, and C18 chromatography, respectively. Their chemical structures were elucidated on the basis of physicochemical properties and spectral data. Thirteen compounds were identified as: (Z)-resveratrol(3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene)-3-O-β-glucoside(1), kaemperol-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside(2), kaemperol(3), 4'-dihydrophaseic acid(4), leptosphaepin(5), arbutin(6), 4-caffeoyl quinic acid(7), 3,4-dimethoxyphenyl-ethyl-ether(8), 2-butylated-4-hydroxyanisole(9), α-tocoquinone(10), isovanillic acid(11), mannitol(12) and β-daucosterol(13). They are all firstly isolated from this traditional Chinese medicine