Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2001 Jun; 49(6): 771-2.

A new secoiridoid glucoside, amaronitidin, from the Peruvian folk medicine "Hercampuri" (Gentianella nitida).

Kawahara N, Masuda K, Sekita S, Satake M.

National Institute of Health Sciences (NIHS), Tokyo, Japan. kawahara@nihs.go.jp

A new secoiridoid glucoside designated amaronitidin (1) was isolated from the Peruvian folk medicine "Hercampuri" (Gentianella nitida) along with three known secoiridoid glucosides. Their structures were determined by extensive spectroscopic investigation.