A new alkaloid was isolated from the bulbs of Lycoris aurea (L'Herit.) Herb. Its structure was established as 3-o-ethyltazettinol through chemical and spectroscopic studies including 2D NMR.
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences,Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology,Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resources Evaluation,Wuhan 430030,China