From the stem bark of Mallotus plicatus (Mull.Arg.) Airy Shaw, two new gallic acid glycosides, namely bergenin-8-O-alpha-L-rhamnoside (1) and seco-bergenin-8-O-alpha-L-rhamnoside (2) were isolated along with seven known compounds (3-9). The structures of the new isolates (1 and 2) were elucidated through analysis of their 1D- and 2D-NMR, and MS spectral properties, as well as chemical evidence. seco-Bergenin-8-O-alpha-L-rhamnoside (2) and protocatechuic acid (7) showed weak inhibitory activity against Herpes simplex virus, whereas the other compounds were devoid of such activity.
From the stem bark of Mallotus plicatus (Mull.Arg.) Airy Shaw, two new gallic acid glycosides, namely bergenin-8-O-alpha-L-rhamnoside (1) and seco-bergenin-8-O-alpha-L-rhamnoside (2) were isolated along with seven known compounds (3-9). The structures of the new isolates (1 and 2) were elucidated through analysis of their 1D- and 2D-NMR, and MS spectral properties, as well as chemical evidence. seco-Bergenin-8-O-alpha-L-rhamnoside (2) and protocatechuic acid (7) showed weak inhibitory activity against Herpes simplex virus, whereas the other compounds were devoid of such activity.