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Vernoguinosterol and vernoguinoside, trypanocidal stigmastane derivatives from Vernonia guineensis (Asteraceae)

Author

  • AT Tchinda
  • A Tsopmo
  • P Tane
  • JF Ayafor
  • JD Connolly
  • Olov Sterner

Summary, in English

Two bitter stigmastane derivatives, vernoguinosterol (1) and vernoguinoside (2), have been isolated from the stem bark of Vernonia guineensis and their structures eludicated using spectroscopic methods. The new compounds exhibit trypanocidal activity.

Publishing year

2002

Language

English

Pages

371-374

Publication/Series

Phytochemistry

Volume

59

Issue

4

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Elsevier

Topic

  • Organic Chemistry

Keywords

  • vernoguinosterol
  • stigmastane derivatives
  • Vernonia guineensis
  • Asteraceae
  • vernoguinoside
  • trypanocidal activity

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0031-9422