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Six compounds, schizandriside, resveratrol, (+)-catechin, (−)-epicatechin, (+)-gallocatechin, and (−)-epicatechin gallate, were isolated from the roots of Ampelopsis japonica (Vitaceae). Their structures were determined on the basis of both chemical and spectroscopic data.
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Kim, I.H., Umezawa, M., Kawahara, N. et al. The constituents of the roots of Ampelopsis japonica . J Nat Med 61, 224–225 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11418-006-0119-2
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11418-006-0119-2