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Planta Med 1979; 37(9): 67-69
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1097298
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Isolation of Batatasin I from Non–dormant Bulbils of Dioscorea opposita. An Improved Method for Isolation of Batatasin I.1

M. M. El–Olemy2 , J. Reisen
  • Institut für Pharmazeutische Chemie der Universität Münster, Federal Republic of Germany.
1 Part 67 in the series „Natural Product Chemistry”, for Part 66 see REISCH, J., I. MESTER, J. KÖRÖSI and K. SZENDREI Tetrahedron Letters 3681 (1978). 2 Permanent Address: Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
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13 January 2009 (online)

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Abstract

Batatasin I was isolated from non–dormant bulbils of Dioscorea opposita Thunb. (= D. batatas Decne.). Such non–dormant bulbils were devoid of the bibenzyl derivatives batatasins III, IV and V. It is therefore suggested that the dormancy of the yam bulbils is determined primarily by the bibenzyl batatasins.

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Dioscorea opposita - Dioscoreaceae - Yam - Batatasin I - Gas chromatography of batatasins

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