The roots of Pluchea sericea (Compositae) afforded the known compounds boeh
merol acetate and beta-sitosterol together with two new sesquiterpenes 14-h
ydroxymodhephene and its acetate. Their structures were determined by H-1 a
nd C-13 NMR spectroscopy including the use of a lanthanide shift reagent an
d trichloroacetyl isocyanate. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights res
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