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Triterpenoids and Sterols from the Leaves and Twigs of Melia Azedarach

Overview
Journal Nat Prod Bioprospect
Publisher Springer
Specialty Biology
Date 2014 Jun 24
PMID 24955297
Citations 2
Authors
Wei-Ming Zhang
Jie-Qing Liu
Xing-Rong Peng
Luo-Sheng Wan
Zhi-Run Zhang
Zhong-Rong Li
Ming-Hua Qiu
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Abstract

Two new triterpenoids (1 and 2) and a new sterol (3), together with six known constituents (4-9), were isolated from the leaves and twigs of Melia azedarach. Their chemical structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analysis.

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