Chemical Constituents from Erigeron bonariensis L. and their Chemotaxonomic Importance

The study of the chemical constituents of the whole plant of Erigeron bonariensis (L.) has resulted in the isolation and characterization of a new and nine known compounds. The known compounds were identified as stigmasterol (1), freideline (2), 1,3-dihydroxy-3R,5R-dicaffeoyloxy cyclohexane carboxylic acid methyl ester (3), 1R,3R-dihydroxy4S,5R-dicaffeoyloxycyclohexane carboxylic acid methyl ester (4), quercitrin (5), caffeic acid (6), 3-(3,4dihydroxyphenyl)acrylic acid 1-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-methoxycarbonylethyl ester (8), benzyl O-β-D-glucopyranoside (9), and 2-phenylethyl-β-D-glucopyranoside (10). The aromatic glycoside, erigoside G (7) is reported as new natural compound. The above compounds were individually identified by spectroscopic analyses and comparisons with reported data. The chemotaxonomic studies of isolated compounds have been discussed.