Four New Minor Compounds from Seeds of Plantago asiatica

Abstract

Four new compounds, a dibenzylbutane lignin, plasiaticine F (1), an acetylenic glycoside, plasiaticine G (2), an indole alkaloid, plasiaticine H (3), and an ionone derivative, plasiaticine I (4), were isolated from the seeds of Plantago asiatica. The structures of the new compounds were elucidated on the basis of comprehensive analysis of spectroscopic data. Compounds 1–3 were tested for their cytotoxicity, but lacked significant activity.