Abstract
From aerial parts of the fern Pteris multifida Poir. (Polypodiaceae) two diterpenes, ent-kaurane-2 beta,16 alpha-diol and ent-kaur-16-ene-2 beta,15 alpha-diol, were isolated by repeated column chromatography using silica gel and silica gel impregnated with silver nitrate. The structures were confirmed by spectroscopic methods. Both compounds showed a moderate cytotoxicity to Ehrlich ascites tumour cells.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 635-638 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Zeitschrift fur naturforschung c-A journal of biosciences |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 9-10 |
| Publication status | Published - 1996 |