Three new guaianolides, namely 11,13 epoxydehydrocostuslactone, 11,13
epoxyisozaluzanin C and 11,13 epoxy-3-keto dehydrocostus-lactone were
isolated from the petrol extract of powdered costus roots (Saussurea l
appa). The structures of the new compounds have been deduced from spec
tral data and chemical transformations. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd.
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