Topçu G, Kökdil G, Yalçin S M
Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Istanbul, 34452 Beyazit, Istanbul, Turkey.
J Nat Prod. 2000 Jun;63(6):888-90. doi: 10.1021/np990523o.
The acetone extract of Nepeta caesarea yielded four new nepetalic acid derivatives, 3'alpha-[beta-sitosteryl-3beta-oxy]dihydronepetalactone (1), 3'beta-[5alpha-stigmast-7-ene-3beta-oxy]dihydronepetalact one (2), 3'alpha-[olean-12-ene-28-oyl-3beta-oxy]dihydronepetalactone (3), and 3'alpha-[lup-20(29)-ene-28-ol-3beta-oxy]dihydronepetalactone (4). The structures were elucidated by NMR and MS techniques.