Six new compounds from Atractylodes lancea and their hepatoprotective activities.

Two new phenolic glycosides with a rare β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→3)-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl moiety (1, 2), one new dihydrobenzofuran derivative (3), one new pyrazine derivative (4), two new furofuran lignan glycosides (5, 6), and six known compounds (7-12) were isolated from the rhizomes of Atractylodes lancea. The structures of these compounds were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analyses combined with the experimental and calculated electronic circular dichroism and the Rh2(OCOCF3)4-induced circular dichroism for configurational assignments. Notably, compounds 1-3 showed significant hepatoprotective activities against N-acetyl-p-aminophenol-induced HepG2 cell injury. This study is also the first Letter on the isolation of furofuran lignans and pyrazine derivatives (4-7) from the genus Atractylodes.