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- A new compound called obscurine has been isolated from the stem bark of the Beilschmiedia obscura plant, which is a type of cyclostachine derivative.
- Along with obscurine, six other known compounds were also extracted from the same source.
- The structure of obscurine was determined using various spectroscopic techniques, specifically 1- and 2-dimensional NMR methods.
Article Abstract
From the methylene chloride extract of the stem bark of Beilschmiedia obscura, a new cyclostachine derivative, obscurine (1), has been isolated, together with six known compounds. The structure of compound 1 was established by spectroscopic methods, including 1- and 2-dimensional NMR techniques.
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