Plant Diversity ›› 2009, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (04): 383-385.DOI: 10.3724 SP.J.1143.2009.09062

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A New Sesquiterpene Lactone from the Leaves of Cynara scolymus (Compositae)

LIU Rong1 , 2 , Hsieh Kun-Lung3 , LIU Ji-Kai1   

  1. 1 State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany , Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650204, China; 2 Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; 3 HsiehS Biotech . Co ., Ltd ., Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  • Received:2009-03-30 Online:2009-08-25 Published:2009-08-25
  • Contact: LIU Ji-Kai

Abstract: A new guaiane-type sesquiterpene lactone, named 3β, 8α, 11α, 13-tetrahydroxy-10 (14 )-guaien-1α, 4β, 5α, 6βH-6α, 12-olide (1) , together with a known sesquiterpene lactone , cynarinin A (2) , were isolated from the leaves of Cynara scolymus (Artichoke). The structure of 1 was elucidated on the basis of MS, IR, 1D, and 2D NMR .

Key words: Cynara scolymus

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