title: Limonoids and triterpenoids from the seeds of Melia azedarach.
abstract: Three limonoids (1-3), and two triterpenes (4) and (5), along with twelve known compounds, were isolated from the seeds of Melia azedarach. Their structures were established on the basis of extensive spectroscopic analysis. Compound 3 showed moderate antimicrobial activity.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Hong-Bing
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Chuan-Rui
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Shi-Hui
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Jian-Min
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Yue
mesh_terms: D036701:Limonins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D031586:Melia azedarach / Q000737:chemistry*; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry*; D013057:Spectrum Analysis; D014315:Triterpenes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D036701:Limonins; D014315:Triterpenes