Abstract:
Nine compounds were isolated from the exopleura of
Ginkgo biloba. Their structures were elucidated by spectral analysis and chemical evidences as ginnol(
1 ), palmitone(
2 ),
β-sitosterol(
3 ), stigmast-3, 6-dione(
4) , stigmast-4-ene-3, 6-dione(
5 ), ginkgolic acid(
6 ), ginkgoneolic acid(
7 ), triacotanoic acid(
8 )and ginkgonine(
9 ). Compounds
2-5 and
7-9 were isolated from the exopleura of
Ginkgo biloba for the first time. Compounds
7 and
9 were novel natural products. The inhibition test against phytopathogenic fungi showed that total ginkgolic acids from the exopleura of
Ginkgo biloba had strong anti-fungal activity.