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Milanjilactones A and B, two novel cytotoxic norditerpene dilactones fromPodocarpus milanjianus Rendle

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Two new cytotoxic norditerpene dilactones, milanjilactones A(3) and B(4) have been isolated from the stem bark ofPodocarpus milanjianus Rendle and characterized, on the basis of spectroscopic evidence, as 1,2-dehydro derivatives of nagilactones F(1) and G(2).

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  1. Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy and Pharmacal Sciences, Purdue University, 47907, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

    J. A. Hembree, Ching-jer Chang, J. L. McLaughlin & J. M. Cassady

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The authors acknowledge the technical assistance of Ms Teresa K. Lightner. Part 11 in the series ‘Potential Antitumor Agents’.

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Hembree, J.A., Chang, Cj., McLaughlin, J.L. et al. Milanjilactones A and B, two novel cytotoxic norditerpene dilactones fromPodocarpus milanjianus Rendle. Experientia 36, 28–29 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02003950

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