Reinvestigation of leaf material from Loasa acerifolia DOMBEY led to the is
olation of secoxyloganin and an additional novel dimeric iridoid glucoside
named asaolaside. The latter consists of a secoxyloganin moiety esterified
to the 7-hydroxy group of sylvestroside IV; The structure of asaolaside was
established by 1D and 2D NMR (H-1 H-1 COSY, HMQC, HMBC) and FABMS experime
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