Myrsicorianol, a New Prenylated Benzoic Acid Derivative from Myrsine coriacea

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 323-327

  Amaro Luis, Juan Manuel ^a   Koteich Khatib, Sonia ^a   Carrillo Rodríguez, Freddy ^a   Bahsas, Alí ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Myrsicorianol; Myrsinaceae; Myrsine coriacea; p benzoquinones; Prenylated benzoic acids

Indexed keywords

1,4 BENZOQUINONE; 2,5 DIHYDROXY 3 PENTADECYL 1,4 BENZOQUINONE; 3 (3',7' DIMETHYL 2',6' OCTADIENYL) 4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID; 3 (3',7' DIMETHYL 2',6' OCTADIENYL) 4 METHOXYBENZOIC ACID; BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; EMBELIN; MYRSICORIANOL; MYRSINOIC ACID A; MYRSINOIC ACID B; RAPANONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BARK; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; FRUIT; MEDICINAL PLANT; MYRSINE CORIACEA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRENYLATION;

MYRSINACEAE; MYRSINE CORIACEA;

EID: 76449111143     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x0800300304     Document Type: Article

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