1 Dipartimento di Chimica Università La Sapienza, Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare del CNR, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, I00185, Roma, Italy. armandodoriano.Bianco@uniromal.it
In the flowers of Lamium garganicum L. a single iridoid is present, as main glycosidic component, the 8-acetyl-shanzhiside methyl ester, 1. The structure of 1 was established by spectroscopic studies and chemical evidence.