From gametophytes of Mnium hornum have been isolated a sophorotriose caffea
te, three biflavonoids, among them the first biflavone methyl ether from a
moss, and six derivatives of 4,2'-epoxy-3-phenylcoumarin - a group of isofl
avone-related compounds - that has been found so far only in some seed plan
ts. The structures of all compounds were elucidated and confirmed spectrosc
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