Inuviscolide and 4α, 5α-Epoxyinuviscolide from Inula confertiflora flower extract

Minbale Gashu
Department of Chemistry, Debre Berhan University

Melaku Alemu
Ethiopian Agricultural Research Council, P.O. Box 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Abstract

The study was focused on isolations of metabolites from the flowers of Inula confertiflora A. Rich (Asteraceae), and during the study two sesquiterpene lactones namely inuviscolide and 4α, 5α-epoxyinuviscolide were obtained along with the ubiquitous metabolites of the plant vis-a-vis graveolide, carabrone, carpesiolin and stigmastero.

Keywords: confertiflora flower, inuviscolide, 4α,5α-epoxyinuviscolide, sesquiterpene lactones

Author Biographies

Minbale Gashu, Department of Chemistry, Debre Berhan University

Melaku Alemu, Ethiopian Agricultural Research Council, P.O. Box 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.