Sesquiterpene lactones from Achillea chrysocoma and Achillea coarctata.
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The aerial parts of A. chrysocoma and A. coarctata afforded 22 and 9 sesquiterpene lactones, respectively. All the compounds described are new for the studied species. The lactones 5, 6 and 12 are new for the genus Achillea.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung. C, Journal of biosciences
دوره 56 11-12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001