Chemical composition of medicinal plant Atractylis serratuloides

Abstract

Phytochemical investigation of the roots of Atractylis serratuloides Sieber ex Cass. (Asteraceae) led to the isolation of nine compounds 1–9 including eight triterpenoids and one phenolic compound. Their structures were established on the basis of physical and spectroscopic analysis, including 1D and 2D NMR (1H, 13C, COSY, HSQC, and HMBC), mass spectrometry ESI, and by comparison with those published in the literature. Triterpenoids are typical compounds of Atractylis genus and could be useful as characteristic markers in chemotaxonomic research. In addition, isolated triterpenoids have previously showed many biological activities and might explain the use of A. serratuloides in traditional medicine.