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  3. Guajadial: an unusual meroterpenoid from guava leaves Psidium guajava

Guajadial: an unusual meroterpenoid from guava leaves Psidium guajava

  • Org Lett. 2007 Nov 22;9(24):5135-8. doi: 10.1021/ol702537q.
Xiao-Long Yang 1,  Kun-Lung Hsieh,  Ji-Kai Liu
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  • 1 State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650204, P. R. China.
PMID: 17985919 DOI: 10.1021/ol702537q
Abstract

Guajadial (1), a novel caryophyllene-based meroterpenoid, was isolated from the Leaves of Psidium guajava (guava). The structure and relative stereochemistry of guajadial (1) were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analysis. A possible biosynthetic pathway for 1 was proposed.

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