title: Sesquiterpenes from the roots of Cichorium endivia.
abstract: Twelve new sesquiterpene and sesquiterpene glycosides were obtained along with eleven known compounds from the roots of Cichorium endivia (Compositae). The compounds were identified as guaianolide, germacrenolide and elemanolide, based on spectroscopic methods and chemical evidence.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan. warashin@u-shizuoka-ken.ac.jp
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Warashina
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyase
mesh_terms: D019659:Asteraceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D000431:Ethanol; D006868:Hydrolysis; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012997:Solvents; D016339:Spectrometry, Mass, Fast Atom Bombardment; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; D012997:Solvents; D014867:Water; D000431:Ethanol