ScienceAsia 20 (1994): 073-083 |doi: 10.2306/scienceasia1513-1874.1994.20.073

(+)-JATROPHOL, (+)-MARMESIN, PROPACIN AND JATROPHIN FROM THE ROOTS OF JATROPHA CURCAS (EUPHORBIACEAE)

WAREE NAENGCHOMNONG^a, BONGKOCH TARNCHOMPOO^b AND YODHATHAI THEBTARANONTH^c

ABSTRACT: (+)-Jatrophol, 9, (+)-marmesin, 13, propacin, 15, and jatrophin, 18, were isolated from the polar fraction of the crude extract of the root of Jatropha curcas; their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods and comparison with authentic samples.

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a Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Burapha University (Bang-saen), Amphoe Muang, Chon-buri 20131.
b National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, Rama VI Road, Bangkok 10400.
c Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama VI Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.

Received March 18, 1994