From the medium polar active fractions of leaf aqueous extracts of Helianth
us annuus L. cv. SH-222, we have isolated heliannuol E (1) which contains a
previously unknown six-membered ring containing bicyclic skeleton. The str
uctural elucidation is based on extensive spectral studies, including H-1-H
-1 COSY, H-1-C-13 HETCOR, and NOE difference experiments. (C) 1999 Elsevier
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