The title compound, C(16)H(20)O(5), was synthesized from ilicic acid [2-(8-hy-droxy-4a,8-dimethyl-deca-hydro-naphthalen-2-yl)acrylic acid], which was isolated from the chloro-form extract of the aerial part of Inula viscose (L) Aiton [or Dittrichia viscosa- (L) Greuter]. The molecule is built up from two fused six-membered rings, the epoxidized six-membered ring adopts a half-chair conformation...

THE TITLE COMPOUND [SYSTEMATIC NAME: 2-(4a,8-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,8a-octa-hydro-naphthalen-2-yl)acrylic acid anhydride], C(30)H(42)O(3), is a new isocostic anhydride which was synthesized from the aerial part of Inula Viscosa- (L) Aiton [or Dittrichia Viscosa- (L) Greuter]. The mol-ecule adopts an essentially linear shape with two terminal fused-rings bridged by the anhydride group. The exte...

Tomentosin is a natural compound known for its presence in some medicinal plants of the Asteraceae family such as Inula viscosa. Recent studies have highlighted anticancer and anti-inflammatory properties. Its mechanisms are unique act at different levels ranging from cellular organization to molecular transcriptional factors epigenetic modifications. Tomentosin’s possession modulatory effect o...