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Antidesma laciniatum Euphorbiaceae Squalene Amentoflavone (2E 7x 11x)-Phyt-2-en-1-ol
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T. Tchinda, A., Teshome, A., Dagne, E., Arnold, N., & A. Wessjohann, L. (2006). <B>Squalene and amentoflavone from <i>Antidesma laciniatum</i></b>. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia, 20(2). https://doi.org/10.4314/bcse.v20i2.61417
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Squalene and amentoflavone from Antidesma laciniatum
Alembert T. Tchinda
Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plants Studies (IMPM), CRPMT, P.O. Box 6163, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Ayele Teshome
Department of Chemistry, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 30270, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Ermias Dagne
Department of Chemistry, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 30270, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Norbert Arnold
Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Weinberg 3, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
Ludger A. Wessjohann
Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Weinberg 3, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
Abstract
Squalene, (2E, 7x,11x)-phyt-2-en-1-ol and amentoflavone have been isolated from the extract of the leaves of Antidesma laciniatum. Their structures were elucidated using spectroscopic methods. This is the first report of these compounds from Antidesma species.
KEY WORDS: Antidesma laciniatum, Euphorbiaceae, Squalene, Amentoflavone, (2E, 7x,11x)-Phyt-2-en-1-ol
Bull. Chem. Soc. Ethiop. 2006, 20(2), 325-328.


