Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 1990 Jan; 38(1): 291-2.

A new toxic neoanisatin derivative from the pericarps of Illicium majus.

Yang CS, Hashimoto M, Baba N, Takahashi M, Kaneto H, Kawano N, Kouno I.

Beijing College of Chinese Traditional Medicine.

A new toxic neoanisatin-derivative (1) was isolated from the pericarps of Illicium majus. The structure of this compound was elucidated by spectroscopic data, including the 2D COSY NMR technique. The toxicity of compound 1 is also described.