A new limonoid was isolated from the bark of Khaya senegalensis and identif
ied as 2,6-dihydroxyfissinolide. The assignments of some signals in the C-1
3 NMR spectrum of fissinolide have been reversed and the signals of the H-1
NMR spectrum:of methyl 3 beta-acetoxy-6-hydroxy-1-oxomeliac-14-enoate have
been assigned. The limonoids only showed moderate antiprotozoal activities
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