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Sessiline, a new nitrogenous compound from the fruits of Acanthopanax sessiliflorus
Sanghyun Lee1, Jun Ji, Kuk Hyun Shin
1College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Korea.
Planta Medica
|October 23, 2002
Abstract:
A new nitrogenous compound, named sessiline [5-(5-oxo-pyrrolidin-2-yloxymethyl)-furan-2-carbaldehyde (1)], was isolated from the fruits of Acanthopanax sessiliflorus, together with (-)-sesamin, scoparone, protocatechuic acid, ursolic acid, hyperin and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural by CC. The structures of these compounds were elucidated by physico-chemical and spectral analysis.
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