Fitoterapia. 2001 Nov; 72(7): 737-42.

A new norneohopane caffeate from Filicium decipiens.

Jayasinghe UL, Bandara AG, Hara N, Fujimoto Y.

Institute of Fundamental Studies, Hantana Road, Kandy, Sri Lanka. lalith@ifs.ac.lk

Investigation of the dichloromethane extract of the stem of Filicium decipiens yielded a new natural product, 24-norneohopa-4(23),22(29)-diene-3beta,6beta,7beta-triol 7-caffeate (1).