1. Department of Botany, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, U.S.A.
Abstract:
Three germacranolide sesquitepene lactones (argophyllin-A and -B and eupatolide), three diterpenoids (ciliaric acid, (?)-16-α-hydroxy-kaur-11-en-19-oic acid and (?)-16-α-hydroxykaurane) and one flavonoid (nevadensin) were isolated and characterized from a chloroform extract of Helianthus argophyllus. Argophyllin-A and -B are both described here for the first time. Their structures were deduced by 1H NMR and 13C NMR. Argophyllin-A and -B were found to show anti-auxin effects while eupatolide exhibited weak insecticidal activity.