Six furano-ent-labdanes, 19-acetoxy-15,16-epoxy-8(17),13(16),14-ent-labdatr
ien-20-al, 15,16-epoxy-12-oxo-8(17),13(16),14-ent-labdatrien-20,19-olide, 1
2(S)-hydroxy-15,16-epoxy-8(17),13(16),14-ent-labdatrien-20,19-olide, 10 alp
ha ,19-dihydroxy-15,16-epoxy-8(17), 13(16),14-nor-ent-labdatriene, 19,20-di
hydroxy-15,16-epoxy-8(17),13(16),14-ent-labdatriene, 15,16-epoxy-12-oxo-8(1
7),13(16),14-ent-labdatrien-19,20-olide, were isolated, together with the k
nown potamogetonin, from the aquatic plant Potamogeton natans. Their struct
ures were determined on the basis of their chemical and spectral data. The
compounds showed in vitro phytotoxicity against Raphidocelis subcapitata, a
microalga used in aquatic tests. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights
reserved.