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Extractives from the New Zealand myrtaceae. IV. —Triterpene acids from the bark of Leptospermum ericoides
Author(s) -
Corbett R. E.,
McCraw E. H.
Publication year - 1959
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740100105
Subject(s) - triterpene , myrtaceae , ursolic acid , bark (sound) , chemistry , silica gel , terpene , botany , organic chemistry , chromatography , biology , medicine , ecology , alternative medicine , pathology
Betulic acid, ursolic acid, acetate, and a new triterpene acid, C 30 H 48 O 4 , have been isolated from the outer bark of L. ericoides. Chromatography on silica gel has proved an effective method for the separation of these acids.