The bulbs of Scilla nervosa have yielded three novel compounds, 5,7-dimetho
xy-3-(4-methoxybenzyl)chroman-4-one, 5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-3-(3-hydroxy-4-met
hoxybenzyl)-chroman-4-one, 5,7-dimethoxy-3-(4-hydroxybenzyl)chroman-4-one a
nd the known compounds 5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-3-(4-methoxybenzyl)chroman-4-one
, (E)-5,7-dihydroxy-3-(4-hydroxybenzylidene) chroman-4-one. (E)-resveratrol
and (E)-3,3',5-trihydroxy-4'-methoxystilbene (rhapontigenin). (C) 1999 Els
evier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.