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(+)-12,15-Epoxylabda-8(17),12,14-trien-16-yl acetate has been isolated from the seed kernels of Turraeanthus africanus (Nelw. ex DC). The stereo structure was confirmed by 1D-and 2D-NMR spectroscopy. Cytostatic/cytotoxic test of (I) on the growth of cancer cells in vitro gave positive results.
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Published in Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 38–39, January–February, 2006.
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Tayman, F.S., Atsu Barku, V.Y., Opoku-Boahen, Y. et al. Isolation of ent-labdane (+)-12,15-epoxylabda-8(17), 12,14-trien-16-yl acetate from the seeds of Turraeanthus africanus and its cytostatic/cytotoxic effect on the growth of cancer cells in vitro . Chem Nat Compd 42, 46–48 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10600-006-0033-6
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