title: Mesendanins A-J, limonoids from the leaves and twigs of Melia toosendan.
abstract: Ten new limonoids, namely, mesendanins A-J (1-10), together with 14 known compounds, have been isolated from the leaves and twigs of Melia toosendan. Their structures were established on the basis of spectroscopic data analysis.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zu Chong Zhi Road, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Shanghai, 201203, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Shi-Hui
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Chuan-Rui
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiu-Feng
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Hong-Bing
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Jian-Min
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Yue
mesh_terms: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D036701:Limonins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D031585:Melia / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D018547:Plant Stems / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D036701:Limonins