Two new triterpenic constituents characterized as lupenic arabinopalmitate [lup-12,20(29)-dien-3β-ol-3β-l-arabinofuranosyl-2'-hexadecanoate] (1) and lupenic palmitate [lup-12,20(29)-dien-3β-olyl hexadecanoate] (2) and an aliphatic δ-lactone [4β-(pent-2-enylolactone)-hexatriacontane] (4) have been isolated for the first time from the methanolic extract of the roots of Cichorium intybus L. (Asteraceae) along with the known compound glycery-1-stearyl-2-linolenyl phosphate 3. The structures of all these phytoconstituents have been established by spectral data analysis and chemical reactions.
Rajkumari Kumari, Mohammed Ali, Vidhu Aeri. Two new triterpenoids from Cichorium intybus L. roots. Journal of Asian natural products research. 2012;14(1):7-13
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