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Sesquiterpene lactones from Crepis cameroonica (Asteraceae)
J C Ndom1, J T Mbafor, J D Wansi
1Faculty of Science, Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Douala, Douala, P.O. Box 24157, Cameroon. ndomjefr@yahoo.fr
Abstract:
In addition to one known compound, 3beta,8alpha-dihydroxyguaian-4(15),10(14),11(13)-trien-6,12 olide (8-desacylcynaropicrin) (3), two new sesquiterpene lactones have been isolated from the aerial parts of Crepis cameroonica. By means of spectroscopic analysis, the structures and relative configurations of the new compounds were established as 3beta,9beta-dihydroxyguaian-4(15),10(14),11(13)-trien-6,12 olide (1) and 8alpha-hydroxy-4alpha(13),11beta(15)-tetrahydrozaluzanin C (2). The in vitro antimicrobial spectrum of pure compounds and crude extracts are also reported.
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