Two new guaianolides, named chinensiolides D (
5) and E (
6), were isolated from
Ixeris chinensis Nakai, and theirstructures were determined to be 10
-hydroxy-3-oxoguaia-11(13)-eno-12,6
-lactone (
5) and 10
-hydroxy-3
-
O-[2,6-di(
p-hydroxyphenylacetyl)-
-glucopylanosyl]guaia-4(15),11(13)-dieno-12,6
-lactone (
6). The first isolation of (11
S)-10
-hydroxy-3-oxoguaia-4-eno-12,6
-lactone (
4) from natural sources and its characterization are also reported.Chinenciolide E (
6) showed significant growth inhibitory activity toward VA-13 malignant lung tumor cells (IC
50 =0.72
M).