Acetonylidene americanin A, An artefact isolated from phytolacca americana

  • Woo, Won-Sick (Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kang, Sam-Sik (Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University) ;
  • Otto-Seligmann (Institute fur Pharmzcutishe Biologie der Universitat Munchen, Munchen) ;
  • Wagner, Hildebert (Institute fur Pharmzcutishe Biologie der Universitat Munchen, Munchen)
  • Published : 1982.06.01

Abstract

From the seeds of Phytolacca americana, acentonylidene americanin. A was isolated and its structure elucidated mainly by spectroscopic methods. This compound is not a genuine constituent but formed in the tissue on heating with acetone.

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