Planta Med. 1996 Aug; 62(4): 355-7.

Bioactive polyacetylenes from Bidens pilosa.

Alvarez L, Marquina S, Villarreal ML, Alonso D, Aranda E, Delgado G.

From the methanolic extract of the whole plants of Bidens pilosa the new beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy-3-hydroxy-6(E)-tetradecen-8, 10,12-triyne besides a known polyine has been isolated and identified mainly by IR and NMR methods. The new compound showed overgrowing action against normal and transformed human cell lines in culture.