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Three triterpenyl esters, codonopilates A–C (1–3), were isolated from Codonopsis pilosula, along with fourteen known compounds. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of chemical and spectroscopic investigations.
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Wakana, D., Kawahara, N. & Goda, Y. Three new triterpenyl esters, codonopilates A–C, isolated from Codonopsis pilosula . J Nat Med 65, 18–23 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11418-010-0447-0
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