A New Chromene Isolated from Ageratum conyzoides
From the ethanol extract of the whole plant of Ageratum conyzoides L. (Compositae), one new chromene, 2,2-dimethylchromene 7-methoxy-6- O-β-D-glucopyranoside, was isolated, together with thirteen known compounds, seven of which were being reported for the first time. The compounds were all characterized by MS, IR, 1D- and 2D-NMR spectroscopy. 7,3′,5′-Tri- O-methyltricetin (7), precocene II (9), 3,5,7,4′-tetrahydroxyflavone (13) and 5,6,7,3′,4′,5′-hexamethoxyflavone (14) exhibited inhibitory activity on the P-388 cancer cell line with IC50 values of 12.8, 24.8, 3.5 and 7.8 μM respectively, while compound 9 exhibited inhibitory activity on the HT-29 cancer cell line with an IC50 value of 61μM; the others showed no significant cytotoxic activity on the cell lines tested.