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Phytochemical investigations of the CH2Cl2/MeOH (1:1) extract of air-dried aerial parts of Chiliadenus montanus afforded eight metabolites, in addition to eight other previously reported compounds, of which two were isolated for the first time as free acids. Structures were established by
While select eudesmane sesquiterpenes exhibit anti-neoplastic activity, tumor-inhibition for costic-acids has not been established. Here biological activity of 3-oxo-γ-costic acid (1), previously isolated from Chiliadenus montanus, as well as new sesquiterpenes (2-5) and the known derivative,
The essential oils from the leaves and flowers of Chiliadenus lopadusanus growing on Lampedusa Island were obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC-MS. The major component was camphor (39.4% in the leaves and 24.0% in the flowers), followed in the leaves by torreyol (6.7%), t-cadinol (5.2%)
BACKGROUND
Medicinal plant complexes of different species sharing vernacular names, morphological and aromatic characteristics and uses are common in traditional medicine of different cultures. A quantitative methodology as a tool for ethnopharmacological studies is presented for systematically