Study on chemical constituents of the leaves of sterculia foetida Linn.

Abstract

Phytochemical data of Sterculia foetida Linn. are scarce. The leaves of Sterculia foetida Linn. collected in Binh Thuan Province were chemically investigated using multiple chromatographic methods. Three compounds, hesperidin (1), kaempferol (2) and ursolic acid (3) were isolated and elucidated. Their chemical structures were elucidated by comparing their spectroscopic data with those in previous studies. These compounds were found for the first time from the leaves of Sterculia foetida Linn. Compounds 1 was obtained for the first time in Sterculia genus.