Chemical constituents from the fruits of Ferula ovina (Boiss.) Boiss. and their chemotaxonomic significance

Abstract

Phytochemical analysis of the fruits of Ferula ovina (Boiss.) Boiss. resulted in isolation and identification of eleven compounds, including two monoterpene-phenyl esters (1 and 4), four sesquiterpene-phenyl esters (2, 3, 5 and 6), three caffeoylquinic acid derivatives (7, 9 and 10) and two flavonol glycosides (8 and 11). The structures of isolated compounds were elucidated on the basis of NMR spectral data. Compounds 8–10 were isolated for the first time in the genus Ferula and this is the first report of the presence of the compounds 3 and 5–10 in Ferula ovina. Chemotaxonomic significance of the isolated compounds was also discussed.