Planta Medica, Table of Contents Planta Med 1996; 62(5): 474-476DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-957945 Letter © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New YorkA New Sesquiterpene Lactone from Elephantopus mollis Paul Pui-Hay But1 , 2 , Po-Ming Hon1 , Hui Cao1 , 2 , Chun-Tao Che1 , 3 1Chinese Medicinal Material Research Centre, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong 2Department of Biology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong 3Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, N.T., Hong Kong Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download Buy Article Abstract A methanolic extract of the whole plant of Elephantopus mollis was found to contain lupeol, lupeol acetate, epifriedelinol, molephantin, and 2-de-ethoxy-2-methoxyphantomolin, as well as a new sesquiterpene lactone determined to be 2-de-ethoxy-2-hydroxyphantomolin. PDF (241 kb)
