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New lignan, isoactifolin, fromChamaecyparis obtusa cv. Breviramea

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A new lignan isoactifolin was isolated from young shoots (with leaves) ofChamaecyparis obtusa cv. Breviramea. The structure of the compound was determined based on spectroscopic evidence.

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  1. Keigo Mikame

    Present address: Faculty of Bioresources, Mie University, 514-8507, Mie, Japan

  2. Tomoya Okunishi

    Present address: National Food Research Institute, 305-8642, Ibaraki, Japan

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  1. Laboratory of Biochemical Control, Wood Research Institute, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, 611-0011, Kyoto, Japan

    Naohiro Takaku, Keigo Mikame, Tomoya Okunishi, Shiro Suzuki, Toshiaki Umezawa & Mikio Shimada

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Takaku, N., Mikame, K., Okunishi, T. et al. New lignan, isoactifolin, fromChamaecyparis obtusa cv. Breviramea. J Wood Sci 47, 493–496 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00767904

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