A phytochemical study of the aerial parts of Blepharis ciliaris (L.) B.L. Burtt. led to the isolation of one new isoflavone glycoside caffeic acid ester: genistein-7-O-(6"-O-E-caffeoyl--D-glucopyranoside) (4), along with seven known compounds: methyl veratrate (1), methyl vanillate (2), protocatechuic acid (3), naringenin-7-O-(3"-acetyl-6"-E-p-coumaroyl--D-glucopyranoside) (5), naringenin-7-O-(6"-E-p-coumaroyl--D-glucopyranoside) (6), apigenin-7-O-(6"-E-p-coumaroyl--D-glucopyranoside) (7), and acteoside (8). Their structures were established on the basis of detailed analyses of physical, chemical, and spectral data. Compounds 1, 2, 3, 6, and 8 were isolated for the first time from this plant. The antioxidant activity of the different extracts as well as for some of the isolated compounds was evaluated.
Research Department	
              
          Research Journal	
              Med. Chem. Res., DOI 10.1007/s00044-012-0228-2
          Research Rank	
              1
          Research Vol	
              Vol. 22
          Research Year	
              2013
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