On Chemotaxonomy of Seseli campestre Bess. And S. tortuosum L. Species (Genus Seseli L.)

A chemotaxonomic analysis of Seseli campestre Bess. and S. tortuosum L. species (genus Seseli L.) have been performed on the basis of coumarin content. It was ascertained that (+)-cis-kellactone, campestrinol, campestrizide, (–)-trans-kellactone and 3’-acetoxy-4’-senecioiloxy-3’,4’-dihydroseselin are common coumarin derivatives for both species. Peuformasin, 3’(S),4’(S)-(–)-trans-3’-senecioil-4’angeloiloxy-3’,4’-dihydrosecelin, campestrinol, 3’-angeloiloxy-4’-oxy-3’,4’dihydrosecelin, 3’-senecioil-4‘-ooxy-3’,4‘-dihydroseselin, diangelat kellactone, rutarin, isoimperatorin and marmesin were obtained only from S.campestre species. While 3’,4’-diisovaleriloxy-3’,4’-dihydroseselin, 3’-senecioil-sis-kellactone, 3’-isovaleriloxy-4’-angeloiloxy-3’,4’-dihydroseselin, and derivatives of psoralen coumarin, dihydropsoralen, angelisin, 4’,5’-dihydroangelsin and 3’,4’-dihydroxantiletin were obtained from S.tortuosum species.