Em. Anam et al., 6'' ''-HYDROXYBENZYLDIUVARETINS AND RELATED-COMPOUNDS FROM XYLOPIA-AFRICANA (BENTH) OLIVER, Indian journal of chemistry. Sect. B: organic chemistry, including medical chemistry, 32(10), 1993, pp. 1051-1054
Dichloromethane extract of the fresh roots of Xylopia africana (Annona
ceae) gives four compounds: dichamanetin (1), diuvaretin (2), 3'' '-(6
'' ''-hydroxybenzyl)diuvaretin (3) and 5'' '-(6'' ''-hydroxybenzyl)diu
varetin (4). Compounds 3 and 4 arc reported for the first time from a
natural source while compounds 1 and 2 are reported for the first time
from Xylopia africana.