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DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1097385

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Chemical Constituents of Cassia siamea Lam., I

2–Methyl–5–acetonyl–7–hydroxychrornone (Cassiachromone)Hildebert Wagner, Samia Mohammed El–Sayyad1 , Otto Seligmann, V. Mohan Chari
  • Institut für Pharmazeutische Arzneimittellehre der Universität München, Federal Republic of Germany.
1 Faculty of Pharmacy, Assuit University, Egypt
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13. Januar 2009 (online)

Abstract

From the leaves of Cassia siamea besides β–sitosterol, Cassiamin A, Phys–cion, Chrysophanol, p–coumaric acid and apigenin–7–O–galactoside (Thalictiin), a new chromone could be isolated and its structure elucidated as 2–methyl–5–acetonyl–7–hydroxy–chromone.