The ethyl acetate extract of the leaves of Tapura fischeri yielded four nov
el phaeophytins, 17(3)-ethoxyphaeophorbide a, phaeophytin a-13(2)-carboxyli
c acid, 17(3)-ethoxy-phaeophorbide a-13(2)-carboxylic acid and 17(3)-ethoxy
phaeophytin b and the known phaeophytin a. Phaeophorbide a methyl ester was
isolated from the hexane extract of the leaves of T. fischeri. (C) 1998 Pu
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