DISCOVERIES

ELLAGIC ACID DERIVATIVES

Source Plant

Eschweilenols A, B, and C were isolated from Eschweilera coriacea (DC.) S.A. Mori, collected in Suriname by Randy Evans (collector number unknown).

Chemical Structure

Activity

Eschweilenol A was weakly bioactive in the Sc-7 yeast strain bioassay.

Reference

Yang, S.-W., B.-N. Zhou, J.H. Wisse, R. Evans, H. van der Werff, J.S. Miller, and D.G.I. Kingston. 1998. Three new ellagic acid derivatives from the bark of Eschweilera coriacea from the Suriname rainforest. J. Nat. Prod. 61: 901-906.

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