Four novel stilbenes (1-4) were isolated from the root bark of Ekebergia be
nguelensis. The structures were established by spectroscopic methods includ
ing 2D NMR analysis. The structure of I, a new stilbene-coumarin hybrid rep
resenting a novel skeleton, was confirmed by single X-ray analysis. Compoun
ds 1-4 were evaluated against a panel of human cancer cell lines. (C) 2001
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