Planta Medica, Table of Contents Planta Med 1981; 43(10): 202-206DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-971500 Research Articles © Hippokrates Verlag StuttgartConstituents of the Trunk Resin of Eperua purpurea J. D. Medina, V. De Santis Centro de Química, Instituto Venezolane de Investigaciones Científicas, Caracas, Venezuela Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download Buy Article Abstract The major diterpene acids and neutral constituents of Eperua purpurea BENTH. have been isolated and identified. The first isolation of crystalline racemic labda-8 (20), 13-dien-15-oic acid and of a high molecular weight (580) ester derived from labd-8 (20)-en-15-oic acid and the corresponding alcohol, is described. Key Word Index Eperua purpurea - Leguminosae - Diterpenoids, Resin Acids PDF (218 kb)