Chromatographic separation of ethanolic root extracts of Taraxacum laevigat
um and Taraxacum disseminatum afforded a total of eight germacrane- and eud
esmane-type sesquiterpenoids, including new compounds, 1 beta,3 beta,6 alph
a-trihydroxy-4 alpha(15)-dihydrocostic acid methyl ester and its 1-O-beta-g
lucopyranoside. Their structures were established by spectroscopic analyses
. In addition, the structure of 4 alpha(15),11 beta(13)-tetrahydroridentin
B-1-O-beta-glucopyranoside was elucidated by extensive NMR studies. (C) 200
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