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Planta Med 2000; 66(8): 783-784
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-9602
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Sesquiterpenes from the Leaves of Ligularia fischeri var. spiciformis

Hee-Juhn Park1,*, Sang-Hyuk Kwon1 , Ki-Oug Yoo2, 5 , Il-Cheol Sohn3 , Kyung-Tae Lee3 , Hyeong-Kyu Lee4
  • 1 Faculty of Applied Plant Sciences, Sangji University, Wonju, Korea
  • 2 Department of Biology, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea
  • 3 College of Pharmacy, Kyung-Hee University, Seoul, Korea
  • 4 Biomaterial Research Division, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Taejon, Korea
  • 5 Present address: Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, U.S.A.
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December 28, 1999

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Abstract

From the leaves of Ligularia fischeri var. spiciformis, a new eremophilanolide, 8α-methoxy-6-oxoeremophil-7(11)-en-12,8-olide (6-oxoeremophilenolide) and a eudesmane-type sesquiterpene, (+)-intermedeol were isolated. The structures were determined on the basis of 2D-NMR spectral data. Data on cytotoxicity showed that the latter was clearly more potent than the former compound.

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Ass. Prof. Dr. Hee-Juhn Park

Faculty of Applied Plant Sciences

Sangji University

Wonju 220-702, Korea

Email: hjpark@chiak.sangji.ac.kr)

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