Planta Medica, Table of Contents Planta Med 1992; 58(2): 197-199DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-961428 Papers © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York Salvianolic Acids D and E: Two New Depsides from Salvia miltiorrhiza Chun-bo Ai, Lian-niang Li Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100050, People's Republic of China Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download Buy Article Abstract Four water-soluble constituents, salvianolic acids D, E, ethyl lithospermate, and isoferulic acid were isolated from Salvia miltiorrhiza. Salvianolic acids D and E are new depsides. Their chemical structures were determined by chemical and spectral analysis. The structure of salvianolic acid D was finally confirmed by comparison with a synthetic product. Key words Salvia miltiorrhiza - Salvianolic acid D - salvianolic acid E - depsides PDF (271 kb)