10.6084/m9.figshare.4793380.v1 R. V. Bandeira Reidel R. V. Bandeira Reidel S. Giovanelli S. Giovanelli A. Pipitone A. Pipitone P. Minissale P. Minissale L. Pistelli L. Pistelli Phytochemical study of <i>Bituminaria basaltica</i> aerial parts, an Italian endemism Taylor & Francis Group 2017 Fabaceae essential oil phytochemicals CG–MS NMR chemotaxonomy 2017-03-28 09:19:46 Journal contribution https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Phytochemical_study_of_i_Bituminaria_basaltica_i_aerial_parts_an_Italian_endemism/4793380 <p>The first phytochemical investigation of the aerial parts of <i>Bituminaria basaltica</i>, an endemic species from the Aeolian Islands, led to the isolation and identification of eight compounds including plicatin B (<b>3</b>), two furanocoumarins: angelicin (<b>1</b>), psoralen (<b>2</b>), three pterocarpans: erybraedin C (<b>4</b>), 3,9-dihydroxy-4-isoprenyl-pterocarpan (<b>5</b>), bitucarpin A (<b>8</b>) and two flavonoid glycosides: isoorientin (<b>6</b>), daidzin (<b>7</b>). Their structures were elucidated by spectroscospic techniques and compared with data reported in the literature. Sesquiterpenes characterised the essential oil composition of the title plant where β-caryophyllene and germacrene D were the main constituents.</p>