Biomaterial Database

[Chemical constituents of radix Angelicae Sinensis]. 1998

H Wang, and R Chen, and H Xu

Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Scicences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050.

Six compounds were isolated from Radix Angelicae Sinensis and identified as (E)-ligustilide, (Z)-ligustilide, (Z)-n-butylidene phthalide, palmitic acid, beta-sitosterol and ferulic acid.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010796	Phthalic Anhydrides	Phthalic acid anhydrides. Can be substituted on any carbon atom. Used extensively in industry and as a reagent in the acylation of amino- and hydroxyl groups.	Anhydrides, Phthalic
D010946	Plants, Medicinal	Plants whose roots, leaves, seeds, bark, or other constituent parts possess therapeutic, tonic, purgative, curative or other pharmacologic attributes, when administered to man or animals.	Herbs, Medicinal,Medicinal Herbs,Healing Plants,Medicinal Plants,Pharmaceutical Plants,Healing Plant,Herb, Medicinal,Medicinal Herb,Medicinal Plant,Pharmaceutical Plant,Plant, Healing,Plant, Medicinal,Plant, Pharmaceutical,Plants, Healing,Plants, Pharmaceutical
D004365	Drugs, Chinese Herbal	Chinese herbal or plant extracts which are used as drugs to treat diseases or promote general well-being. The concept does not include synthesized compounds manufactured in China.	Chinese Herbal Drugs,Plant Extracts, Chinese,Chinese Drugs, Plant,Chinese Plant Extracts,Extracts, Chinese Plant,Herbal Drugs, Chinese
D015107	4-Butyrolactone	One of the FURANS with a carbonyl thereby forming a cyclic lactone. It is an endogenous compound made from gamma-aminobutyrate and is the precursor of gamma-hydroxybutyrate. It is also used as a pharmacological agent and solvent.	1,4-Butanolide,4-Hydroxybutyric Acid Lactone,Furanone, tetrahydro-2-,gamma-Butyrolactone,Dihydro-2(3H)-furanone,1,4 Butanolide,4 Butyrolactone,4 Hydroxybutyric Acid Lactone,Furanone, tetrahydro 2,Lactone, 4-Hydroxybutyric Acid,gamma Butyrolactone
D019308	Palmitic Acid	A common saturated fatty acid found in fats and waxes including olive oil, palm oil, and body lipids.	Hexadecanoic Acid,Calcium Palmitate,Sodium Palmitate,Acid, Hexadecanoic,Acid, Palmitic,Palmitate, Calcium,Palmitate, Sodium
D019661	Apiaceae	A large plant family in the order Apiales, also known as Umbelliferae. Most are aromatic herbs with alternate, feather-divided leaves that are sheathed at the base. The flowers often form a conspicuous flat-topped umbel. Each small individual flower is usually bisexual, with five sepals, five petals, and an enlarged disk at the base of the style. The fruits are ridged and are composed of two parts that split open at maturity.	Glehnia,Saposhnikovia,Smyrnium,Umbelliferae,Azorella,Azorellas,Glehnias,Saposhnikovias,Smyrniums
D029971	Angelica sinensis	A plant species of the family APIACEAE that is the source of dong quai.	Angelica sinenses,sinenses, Angelica