Chemical constituents from Carthamus tinctorius L.

Aim To study the chemical constituents of Carthamus tinctorius L.Methods The compounds were separated and purified by column chromatography and their structures were established by spectroscopic methods.Results and conclusion Six compounds were isolated from the ethyl acetate,n-butanol extracts of Carthamus tinctorius L.The structures were determined as benzyl-O-β-D-glucopyranoside(1),syringarenol(2),lirioresinol-A(3),5-hydroxymethyl-2-furaldehyde(4),β-sitosterol(5),and stigmasterol(6).Compounds 1-4 were isolated from this genus for the first time.