A New Lanostane Triterpene from Skimmia laureola
Nighat Sultana and Razia Sultana
Pharmaceutical Research Center, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Karachi-75280, Pakistan Reprint requests to Dr. N. Sultana. Tel: (92-21)4642894-98. Fax: (92-21)4641847.
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Z. Naturforsch.2009,64b,459 – 463; received June 6, 2008
Aerial parts ofSkimmia laureolayielded a new (+)-lanostane-3β,24-dihydroxy-25-ene triterpene (1) along with fourteen known compounds. The structures were identified by spectroscopic studies.
Key words: Skimmia laureola, Activity, Rutaceae