Abstract
Two taraxastane triterpenoids, i.e. taraxast-20-ene-3β,30-diol (1) and 20α,21α-epoxy-taraxastane-3β,22α-diol (2), as well as four known triterpenes taraxast-20(30)ene-3β,21α-diol (3), taraxast-20(30)-ene-3β-ol (4), taraxast-20-ene-3β-ol (5) and taraxastane-3β,20α-diol (6) were isolated from the Chinese medicinal plant Saussurea petrovii. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods. These compounds, especially 1 and 2, exhibit significant antitumor and antibacterial activity.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1107-1111 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Phytochemistry |
Volume | 58 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 6 2001 |
Keywords
- Antibiosis
- Saussurea petrovii Compositae
- Taraxastane
- Triterpenoids, Cytotoxicity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Plant Science
- Horticulture