Molecules 2009, 14(1), 566-572; doi:10.3390/molecules14010566
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Rubiacordone A: A New Anthraquinone Glycoside from the Roots of Rubia cordifolia

Xiang Li 1 email, Zhi Liu 2 email, Yun Chen 3 email, Li-Juan Wang 1 email, Yi-Nan Zheng 1 email, Guang-Zhi Sun 2 email and Chang-Chun Ruan 2,* email
1 College of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, P.R. China 2 Institute of Agricultural Modernization, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, P.R. China 3 Research Centre for Medical and Structural Biology, School of Basic Medical Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, P.R. China
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 20 November 2008; in revised form: 13 January 2009 / Accepted: 15 January 2009 / Published: 23 January 2009
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Abstract: A new anthraquinone, Rubiacordone A (1) (6-acetoxy-1-hydroxy-2-methylanthraquinone-3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside), was isolated together with the known anthraquinone, 1-acetoxy-6-hydroxy-2-methylanthraquinone-3-O-[α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-glucopyranoside] (2), from the dried roots of Rubia cordifolia. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of extensive 1D and 2D-NMR, as well as HRESI-MS spectroscopic analysis. Metabolites 1 and 2 showed considerable antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive bacteria.
Keywords: Rubia cordifolia; Rubiacordone A; Anthraquinone; Antimicrobial

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Li, X.; Liu, Z.; Chen, Y.; Wang, L.-J.; Zheng, Y.-N.; Sun, G.-Z.; Ruan, C.-C. Rubiacordone A: A New Anthraquinone Glycoside from the Roots of Rubia cordifolia. Molecules 2009, 14, 566-572.

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Li X, Liu Z, Chen Y, Wang L-J, Zheng Y-N, Sun G-Z, Ruan C-C. Rubiacordone A: A New Anthraquinone Glycoside from the Roots of Rubia cordifolia. Molecules. 2009; 14(1):566-572.

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Li, Xiang; Liu, Zhi; Chen, Yun; Wang, Li-Juan; Zheng, Yi-Nan; Sun, Guang-Zhi; Ruan, Chang-Chun. 2009. "Rubiacordone A: A New Anthraquinone Glycoside from the Roots of Rubia cordifolia." Molecules 14, no. 1: 566-572.

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