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A quinic acid ester from Strychnos lucida

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A new quinic acid ester, 4-O-(3,5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxybenzoyl)quinic acid (1) was isolated, together with 22 known compounds, from the barks and woods of Strychnos lucida. The structure of the new compound was determined by spectroscopic (NMR, MS) and chemical means.

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Our thanks go to Dr. M. Sugiura (Kobe Pharmaceutical University) for NMR spectra and to Dr. K. Saiki (Kobe Pharmaceutical University) for MS measurements. This research was financially supported by Kobe Pharmaceutical University Collaboration Fund.

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    Atsuko Itoh, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Naotaka Nagakura & Takao Tanahashi

  2. The Nippon Shinyaku Institute for Botanical Research, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto 607-8182, Japan

    Toyoyuki Nishi

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Itoh, A., Tanaka, Y., Nagakura, N. et al. A quinic acid ester from Strychnos lucida. J Nat Med 60, 146–148 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11418-005-0021-3

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