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TWO C-GLYCOSIDE FLAVONES FROM CORN (ZEA MAYS) SILK
Background: Corn silk, a traditional Chinese herbal medicine in China, has been used to remedy nephritis, hepatitis, measles, hyperglycemia, tumor, etc. In this study, flavonoid monomers in corn silk were isolated and identified. This study could serve as a basis for determining the curative effects...
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Published in: | African journal of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicines complementary, and alternative medicines, 2018-10, Vol.15 (4), p.27-31 |
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Language: | English |
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Summary: | Background: Corn silk, a traditional Chinese herbal medicine in China, has been used to remedy nephritis, hepatitis,
measles, hyperglycemia, tumor, etc. In this study, flavonoid monomers in corn silk were isolated and identified. This
study could serve as a basis for determining the curative effects of these monomers on human diseases.
Method: Corn silk flavonoids were extracted using 80% (v/v) ethanol and isolated by repeated polyamide column and
Toyopearl HW-40 column chromatography. Corn silk flavonoids were identified by UV spectroscopy, liquid
chromatography/mass spectroscopy, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
Results: Two C-glycoside flavones, namely, ax-4″-OH-3′-methoxymaysin and a 3′-methoxymaysin isomer, were
isolated from corn silk and identified.
Conclusion: The two C-glycoside flavones were successfully isolated from corn silk and identified. This study is the
first to report 3′-methoxymaysin in corn silk. |
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ISSN: | 0189-6016 2505-0044 |
DOI: | 10.21010/ajtcam.v15i4.4 |