Here, the cytotoxic activity of a
sesquiterpene coumarin, conferone, isolated from Ferula szwitsiana was investigated in human colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line (HT-29).
Sesquiterpene Lactones and Other Constituents from Tanacetum parthenium.
2009) while caryophyllene oxide an oxygenated
sesquiterpene was identified in healthy (11.25%) and naturally infected A.
These chemicals include, e.g., terpenes (monoterpenes and
sesquiterpenes), phenylpropanoids, compounds containing nitrogen and sulfur, and aromatic compounds (BAKKALI et al., 2008).
For each
sesquiterpene, the Kovats Retention Index (RI) was compared with the RI calculated from synthetic chemicals when commercially available [RI = 1358, 1391, 1442, 1477, 1532 for [alpha]-cubebene (Bedoukian Research Inc., Danbury, Connecticut), [alpha]-copaene (Fluka Analytical, Stenheim, Germany), [beta]-caryophyllene (Sigma Chemical Co., St.
This genus including some Iranian species has been studied chemically and present of monoterpenes (16),
sesquiterpenes (17,18), especially
sesquiterpene lactones (19,20) and essential oils (21-25) were reported.
Sesquiterpene lactones from Vernonia scorpioides and their in vitro cytotoxicity.
Germacrene D, a common
sesquiterpene in the genus Bursera (Burseraceae).