title: Lipophilic components from the Ecuadorian plant Schistocarpha eupatorioides.
abstract: Phytochemical investigation of secondary metabolites of the Ecuadorian plant Schistocarpha eupatorioides (Fenzl) Kuntze (Asteraceae) afforded three phytyl fatty acid esters along with a mixture of unidentified polyprenols, the very well known sterols beta-sitosterol and stigmasterol, and their corresponding fatty acid esters and glucosyl derivatives. The structures of the compounds were elucidated on the basis of various spectroscopic means. In addition, a volatile fraction was separated the composition of which, comprising sesquiterpene hydrocarbons as the main fraction, was determined by GC-MS.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica Organica e Centro Interdipartimentale di Studi e Ricerche sull'Etnobiofarmacia (CISTRE), Università di Pavia, Via Taramelli 10, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gilardoni
authors.forename: Solveig
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tosi
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mellerio
authors.forename: Maria Elena
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Maldonado
authors.forename: Ximena
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chiriboga
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vidari
mesh_terms: D019659:Asteraceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D004484:Ecuador; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013729:Terpenes / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D013729:Terpenes