Abstract:
Eight polyacetylenes were isolated from the extract of the stems and leaves of
Chrysanthemum morifolium by various chromatographic methods. Their structures were determined as 2
E,4
E,12
Z-tetradecatriene-1-pyrrolidine-1-oxo-8,10-diynoic (
1), tetradeca-2
E,4
E,12
E-trien-8,10-diynoic acid pyrrolidide (
2), tetradeca-2
E,4
E-dien-8,10-diynoic acid pyrrolidide (
3), tetradeca-2
E,4
E,10
Z-trien-8-ynoic acid pyrrolidide (
4), 2
E,4
E,12
E-tetradecatriene-8,10-diynoic acid isobutylamide (
5), 2
E,4
E-undecyldiene-8,10-diynoic acid isobutylamide (
6), 2
E,4
E,10
E-
N-isobutyl-2,4,10-tetradecatrien-8-ynoic acid amide (
7), and undeca-2
E,4
E-diene-8,10-diynoic acid phenylethylamide (
8) by spectroscopic methods, including UV, IR, ESI-MS, HR-ESI-MS, 1D and 2D NMR spectra. Among them, compound
1 is a new polyacetylene, and compounds
2-
8 were isolated from this plant for the first time. Compounds
5-
8 inhibited the proliferation of A549 cell significantly at certain concentration, showing potent antitumor activity.