The methanol extract of dried stems of Daphne oleoides Schreber ssp. oleoid
es afforded two new sesquiterpenoids: 4,10,11-guaiatriene-3-one-15-al and 4
, 10, 11-guaiatriene-3,9-dione, named oleodaphnal and oleodaphnone; two new
diterpenoids, genkwadaphnin-20-palmitate and gnidicin-20-palmitate; and th
irteen known compounds. Their structures were established on the basis of s
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