Abstract: | In addition to α-tocopherolquinone and 5α-stigmast-9(11)-en-3β-ol, two new quinones have been isolated from the seeds of Costus speciosus and characterized as 6-methyl dihydrophytylplastoquinone (2,5,6-trimethyl-3-(3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecyl)-1,4-benzoquinone) and dihydrophytylplastoquinone (5,6-dimethyl-3-(3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecyl)-1,4-benzoquinone) respectively by physical data and chemical studies. |