Cherinonaine (1), a novel Annona dimeric amide, has been isolated from
Annona cherimola, and its structure was determined on the basis of sp
ectroscopic analysis. Amide 1 consists a unique ether bridge between t
wo monomeric amides which are composed from ferulic acid and 6-methoxy
l-7-hydroxyl amphetamine. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights re
served.