Bisabolenes and furanosesquiterpenoids of Kenyan Commiphora kua resin.
The isolation and structure determination of a new bisabolene, 2-methyl-5-(5'-hydroxy-1',5'-dimethyl-3'-hexenyl)phenol, together with known bisabolene, xanthorrhizol and furanosesquiterpenoids, 2- O-acetyl-8,12-epoxygermacra-1(10),4,7,11-tetraene and 2- O-methyl-8,12-epoxygermacra-1(10),4,7,11-tetraene, from gum exudate of Commiphora kua are reported.
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Kenya Forest Research Institute, Non Timber Products Research Programme, P.O. Box 20412 Nairobi, Kenya.
Mukonyi
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Githiomi
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