title: Germacranolides from seeds of the endangered Umbelliferae species Rouya polygama.
abstract: From the etheral extract of Rouya polygama Coincy seeds (Umbelliferae) six new germacranolides 1-6 were isolated. The structures were elucidated by chemical methods and spectroscopic analysis. Compounds 1 and 4 exhibited activity against Artemia salina larvae.
authors.affiliation: Université de Haute Alsace, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Mulhouse, 3 rue Alfred Werner, F-68093 Cedex, Mulhouse, France. b.muckenstrum@uha.fr
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Muckensturm
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boulanger
authors.forename: Jean Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Reduron
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019661:Apiaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D001156:Artemia / Q000187:drug effects; D007814:Larva / Q000187:drug effects; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D012717:Sesquiterpenes