From the bark of Picramnia teapensis were isolated 7-hydroxycoumarin, emodi
n, the oxanthrone mayoside and three new compounds: two anthrone glycosides
named picramniosides D and E and an oxanthrone glycoside named mayoside B.
These new compounds were separated by recycling-HPLC and were identified o
n the basis of spectral data. CD was used to establish the absolute configu
ration of the new compounds. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights rese
rved.