Lipophilic components from the Ecuadorian plant Schistocarpha eupatorioides

Nat Prod Commun. 2011 Jun;6(6):767-72.

Abstract

Phytochemical investigation of secondary metabolites of the Ecuadorian plant Schistocarpha eupatorioides (Fenzl) Kuntze (Asteraceae) afforded three phytyl fatty acid esters along with a mixture of unidentified polyprenols, the very well known sterols beta-sitosterol and stigmasterol, and their corresponding fatty acid esters and glucosyl derivatives. The structures of the compounds were elucidated on the basis of various spectroscopic means. In addition, a volatile fraction was separated the composition of which, comprising sesquiterpene hydrocarbons as the main fraction, was determined by GC-MS.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Asteraceae / chemistry*
  • Ecuador
  • Fatty Acids / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Terpenes / chemistry

Substances

  • Fatty Acids
  • Terpenes