[Chemical constituents from Aster sampsonii]

Area of Science:

• Phytochemistry
• Natural Products Chemistry
• Organic Chemistry

Context:

• Aster sampsonii is a plant species with potential medicinal properties.
• Investigating the chemical constituents of medicinal plants is crucial for discovering new bioactive compounds.
• Previous research on Aster sampsonii may not have fully explored its complex chemical profile.

Purpose:

• To isolate and characterize chemical compounds from the whole plants of Aster sampsonii.
• To elucidate the structures of the isolated compounds using advanced spectroscopic techniques.
• To evaluate the bioactivity of the isolated compounds, specifically their sterilization potential.

Summary:

• Ten compounds were successfully isolated from Aster sampsonii.
• Eight of these compounds (1-8) are reported for the first time from this species.
• Structural elucidation was performed using Infrared (IR), Electron Ionization Mass Spectrometry (EI-MS), High-Resolution Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry (HR-ESI-MS), and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) data.
• Compound 3 demonstrated weak sterilization activities in bioassays.

Impact:

• This study expands the known chemical diversity of Aster sampsonii.
• The identification of novel compounds provides a basis for further pharmacological investigations.
• The discovery of compounds with potential bioactivity contributes to the field of natural product drug discovery.