The structure and stereochemistry of (2S,3R)-dihydrogenistein-(2 alpha
-->5)-(2R)-maesopsin and its 2S (F-ring) epimer from the heartwood of
Berchemia zeyheri, representing the first isoflavanone-benzofuranone b
iflavonoids, were established by H-1 NMR and CD data. (C) 1998 Elsevie
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