Constituents of Burasaïa madagascarensis: A New Clerodane-Type Diterpene

Abstract

From an ethanol extract of the stems of Burasaïa madagascarensis Thouars (Menispermaceae) were isolated N-acetylnornuciferine and two clerodane-type diterpenes, one of them, epicordatine, being new. The structures were established by the interpretation of the spectral data. All the described compounds exhibited weak antimalarial activity.

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