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Squamocin, a new cytotoxic bis-tetrahydrofuran containing acetogenin from Annona squamosa.

Yoshinori Fujimoto, Tadashi Eguchi, Shizuko Kakinuma, Nobuo Ikekawa, Mahendra Sahai, Yogesh Kumar Gupta

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Squamocin, a new trihydroxy-bis-tetrahydrofuran fatty acid γ-lactone (acetogenin), has been isolated from Annona squamosa L.(Annonaceae) and its structure has been elucidated on the basis of spectral evidence and chemical degradations.

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Squamocin, a new trihydroxy-bis-tetrahydrofuran fatty acid γ-lactone (acetogenin), has been isolated from Annona squamosa L.(Annonaceae) and its structure has been elucidated on the basis of spectral evidence and chemical degradations.

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Squamocin, a new trihydroxy-bis-tetrahydrofuran fatty acid γ-lactone (acetogenin), has been isolated from Annona squamosa L.(Annonaceae) and its structure has been elucidated on the basis of spectral evidence and chemical degradations.

Key concepts: Acetogenin, Annonaceae, Annona squamosa, Tetrahydrofuran, Chemistry, Stereochemistry, Annona, Lactone

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