Compounds Isolated from the Ethyl Acetate Fraction of Canna edulis Ker Gawl Rhizomes
Authors: Thi Van Anh Nguyen , Hong Luyen Le , Thi Minh Hang Nguyen , Thi Thom Vu , Thanh Tung Bui 
Published: July 2021

Three compounds were isolated from the rhizome part of Canna edulis for the first time including liquiritigenin, methyl caffeate and uracil. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods as MS and NMR.

Keywords

Canna edulis Ker Gawl, liquiritigenin, methyl caffeate, uracil.

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