A 4'-O-sulphated analogue of wedeloside, a new flavanone, 7,4'-dihydro
xy-8,3'-dimethoxyflavanone and its related chalcone, together with the
4'-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside of the latter, and a number of known comp
ounds were isolated from the aerial parts of Wedelia asperrima. Their
structures were established by spectroscopic techniques and by synthes
is of the flavanone and chalcone. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All r
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