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Antidiabetic stilbene and anthraquinone derivatives fromRheum undulatum
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The antidiabetic activity-guided fractionation and isolation of the 80% EtOH extracts from Peucedani Radix(Peucedanum japonicum, Umbelliferae) led to the isolation and characterization of a coumarin and a cyclito...
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A new sesquiterpene hydroperoxide from the aerial parts ofAster oharai
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Three phospholipids (4–6) and three aromatic amines (1’3) were obtained from the methanol extract ofBombycis corpus. Based on spectral data, their structures have been elucidated as nicotiamide (1), cytidine (2),...