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Planta Med 1996; 62(1): 84-85
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-957815
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Bisabolenes and Furanosesquiterpenoids of Kenyan Commiphora kua Resin

Lawrence O. A. Manguro1 , 2 , Kavaka M. Mukonyi, Joseph K. Githiomi
  • Kenya Forest Research Institute, Non Timber Products Research Programme, P.O. Box 20412 Nairobi, Kenya
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04 January 2007 (online)

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Abstract

The isolation and structure determination of a new bisabolene, 2-methyl-5-(5′-hydroxy-1′,5′-dimethyl-3′-hexenyl)phenol, together with known bisabolene, xanthorrhizol and furanosesquiterpenoids, 2-O-acetyl-8,12-epoxygermacra-1(10),4,7,11-tetraene and 2-O-methyl-8,12-epoxygermacra-1(10),4,7,11-tetraene, from gum exudate of Commiphora kua are reported.