A new cembranoid diterpene, neocrotocembranal (3), was isolated from the st
em bark of Croton oblongifolius. Its structure was established on the basis
of spectroscopic analysis. This compound inhibited platelet aggregation in
duced by thrombin, with an IC50 value of 47.21 mu g/mL, and exhibited cytot
oxicity against P-388 cells in vitro, with an IC50 value of 6.48 mu g/mL.