title: A new sesquiterpene from the fruits of Allophylus laevigatus.
abstract: From the fruits of Allophylus laevigatus a new sesquiterpene, 11-acetoxy-4 alpha-methoxyeudesmane, was isolated alongwith the known compounds carissone and apigenin-8-C-beta-rhamnopyranoside. The flavone showed no antioxidant activity in the autoxidation of beta-carotene assay.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Campus Ondina, 40170-290, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. juceni@ufba.br
authors.forename: Juceni P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: David
authors.forename: Ihanmarck D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: dos Santos
authors.forename: Jorge M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: David
mesh_terms: D005638:Fruit; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry*; D029631:Sapindaceae; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts; D012717:Sesquiterpenes