J Nat Prod. 1990 Mar-Apr; 53(2): 474-8.

Minor sesquiterpenes from Maytenus chubutensis.

GonzÃ¡lez AG, NuÃ±ez MP, Ravelo AG, Luis JG, JimÃ©nez IA, Munoz OM.

Centro de Productos Naturales OrgÃ¡nicos Antonio GonzÃ¡lez, Carretera La Esperanza 2, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.

Four new minor dihydro-beta-agarofuran-skeleton sesquiterpenes, 9 beta-benzoyloxy-1 alpha,2 alpha,6 beta-triacetoxy-15-hydroxydihydro-beta- agarofuran [1], 9 beta-benzoyloxy-1 alpha,2 alpha,6 beta,15-tetracetoxydihydro-beta-agarofuran [6], 9 alpha-benzoyloxy-1 alpha,2 alpha,6 beta-triacetoxy- 8 alpha,15-dihydroxydihydro-beta-agarofuran [7], and 9 alpha-benzoyloxy-1 alpha,2 alpha,6 beta,8 alpha-tetracetoxy-15- hydroxydihydro-beta-agarofuran [8] were isolated from the aerial parts of Maytenus chubutensis and identified by spectroscopy and chemical reactions.