From the roots of Salvia prionitis, a novel alkaloid named prioline (1) and a new diterpene, prineoparaquinone (2), were isolated together with taxodione; microstegiol; 8,11,13-dehydroabietane; and 2-isopropyl-8-methyl-3,4-phenanthraquinone. The structures of the new compounds were established by
The new diterpenes brussonol (1) and iguestol (6alpha,11-dihydroxy-12-methoxy-abieta-8,11,13-triene) (2) with an icetexane and a dehydroabietane skeleton, respectively, have been isolated from hairy root cultures of Salvia broussonetii. Other previously known diterpenes, 7-oxodehydroabietane,