title: Terpenoids and related compounds from plants of the family Compositae (Asteraceae).
abstract: This review will summarize the authors' studies on the structures of terpenoids and related compounds from plants of the family Compositae (Asteraceae). Eighty three new compounds have been obtained and characterized from seven species of the plants, namely, Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers., Erigeron philadelphicus L., Erigeron sumatrensis Retz, Ligularia dentata Hara, Ligularia stenocephala Matsum. et Koidz., Petasites japonicus Maxim. and Tussilago farfara L.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Structural Analysis, Tohoku Pharmaceutical University, 4-4-1 Komatsushima, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 981-8558, Japan. y-yaoita@tohoku-pharm.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yasunori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yaoita
authors.forename: Masao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Machida
mesh_terms: D019659:Asteraceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D035264:Flowers / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D027343:Rhizome / Q000737:chemistry; D013729:Terpenes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D013729:Terpenes