title: Isolation of a 2-oxetanone from the fruits of Synsepalum dulcificum.
abstract: Ficumone, a 2-oxetanone isolated from the fruits of Synsepalum dulcificum, has been characterised as (R*)-4-hydroxy-2-oxetanone by means of spectroscopic methods.
authors.affiliation: Bioresource Collection and Research Center (BCRC), Food Industry Research and Development Institute (FIRDI), Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Ming-Jen
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Wen-Li
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.forename: Lee-Yu
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Chyi-Jia
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chung-Yi
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry*; D032133:Synsepalum / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts