A brevifoliol analogue from the Himalyan yew Taxus wallichiana

Phytochemistry. 1999 Jan;50(1):131-3. doi: 10.1016/s0031-9422(98)00461-0.

Abstract

The needles of Taxus wallichiana gave a new brevifoliol derivative whose structure was established by spectral data.

MeSH terms

  • India
  • Molecular Structure
  • Paclitaxel / analogs & derivatives*
  • Plant Extracts
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Fast Atom Bombardment
  • Trees*
  • Triterpenes / chemistry*
  • Triterpenes / isolation & purification

Substances

  • 10-debenzoyl-5,10,13-triacetylbrevifoliol
  • Plant Extracts
  • Triterpenes
  • Paclitaxel