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A new diterpene dimer from the bark ofChamaecyparis obtusa

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This paper describes characterization of diterpenes of the bark of Japanese cypress,Chamaecyparis obtusa (S. and Z.) Endl, without the resinous stem canker to learn the difference between the cypress bark affected with the canker. A diterpene dimer and two diterpenes, 6α,12-dihydroxyabieta-8,11,13-trien-7-one and 6,12-dihydroxyabieta-5,8,11, 13-tetraen-7-one, were firstly isolated from Japanese cypress. The dimer, 6-(abieta-6′,8′,11′, 13′-tetraenyl-12′-oxy)-7-methoxyabieta-8,11,13-trien-12-ol, was a new compound. It is a terpene indicative ofC. obtusa not infected with the resinous stem canker. Five known diterpenes were also isolated.

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  1. Institute of Agricultural and Forest Engineering, University of Tsukuba, 305-8572, Tsukuba, Japan

    Nobuyasu Hanari & Ken -ichi Kuroda

  2. Faculty of Education, Ibaraki University, 310-8512, Ibaraki, Japan

    Hiroshi Yamamoto

  3. Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima University, 770-8505, Tokushima, Japan

    Takashi Ooi & Takenori Kusumi

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Hanari, N., Yamamoto, H., Ooi, T. et al. A new diterpene dimer from the bark ofChamaecyparis obtusa . J Wood Sci 47, 36–40 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00776643

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