Plant Diversity ›› 1994, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (04): 1-3.

• Articles •    

A NEW COMPOUND FROM ACALYPHA AUSTRALIS

DONG Wei-Feng LIN Zhong-Wen SUN Han-Dong   

  1. Laboratory ofPhytochemistry, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Online:1994-08-25 Published:1994-08-25

Abstract: A new compound named australisin (1) was isolated from the whole herb of Acalypha australis L. (Euphorbiaceae). Its structure was established by a spectroscopic analysis. In addi-tion, β-sitosterol and daucosterol were also obtained.

Key words: Acalypha australis