Abstract:
Six metabolites of physcion (3-methyl-6-methoxy-1, 8-dihydroxyanthraquinone) in rats and mice urine were isolated and identified, viz. emodin (1), chrysophanol (2), 3-hydroxymethyl-1,6,8-trihydroxyanthraquinone (3), 3-formyl-1, 6, 8-trihydroxyanthraquinone (4), 3-carboxy-1, 6, 8-trihydroxyanthraquinone (5) and 3-carboxy-6-methoxy-1,8-dihydroxyanthraquinone (6).Five metabolites in the incubation of physcion with liver 9000×g supernatant fraction from mice and phenobarbital-pretreated rats were isolated and identified, viz. 1,2,3,4 and 5.CTLC, HPLC, MS, NMR, IR, UV and other methods were used to isolate and identify these metabolites.