• Natural Product Sciences
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.108-110
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• 2002

A new ardimerin (1) was isolated from the herb of Ardisia japonica. Its structure was determined by the elucidation of spectroscopic data and a chemical transformation. Compound (1) showed potent radical scavenging effect on DPPH radical $(IC_{50},\;0.32\;{\m}M)$.