Planta Med 1972; 21(3): 279-281
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1099553
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IDENTITY OF COMMISTERONE WITH ECDYSTERONE1

A. C. Santos, M. T. Chua, N. Eufemio, C. A. bel a, H. Hikino, T. Takemoto
  • National Research Council of the Philippines, Q. C, Philippines, and Pharmaceutical Institute, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
1 This paper is Part XIV in the Tohoku University series on Steroids. Preceding paper, Part XIII, Hikino, H., Nabetani, S., Ohizumi, Y., Otaka, T., Uchiyama, M., and Takemoto, T.: Tohoku Igaku Zasshi, in press.
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Publication Date:
14 January 2009 (online)

Abstract

An insect moulting hormone commisterone which has been isolated from the leaves of Cyanotis vaga (Commelinaceae) has been identified as ecdysterone.