Vernicia fordii
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Details Top
Internal ID | UUID643ff076843c1157928514 |
Scientific name | Vernicia fordii |
Authority | (Hemsl.) Airy Shaw |
First published in | Kew Bull. 20: 394 (1966) |
Description Top
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Vernicia fordii, also known as the tung tree, is a deciduous tree native to southern China, Myanmar, and northern Vietnam. It grows up to 20 meters tall and has heart-shaped leaves with red glands at the base. The tree produces small, pink to purple flowers and pear-shaped berries containing oily seeds. The seeds are used to produce tung oil, which is used in various products such as paint, varnish, and wood finish. The tree has been introduced to other countries for oil production, but has also been listed as an invasive species in some areas. The fruit yields have increased over the years, and several cultivars have been selected for higher yield and smaller tree size. The wood of the tree is lightweight and strong, and can be used as a substitute for balsa or basswood. However, the tree is poisonous and all parts, including the fruit and seeds, can be fatal if ingested. The plant also contains certain chemicals such as aleuritin and 5,6,7-trimethoxy coumarin.
Synonyms Top
Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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Aleurites fordii | Hemsl. | Hooker's Icon. Pl. 29(1): tt. 2801-2802. 1906 [Dec 1906] |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!Language | Common/alternative name |
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English | tung oil tree |
English | tungoil tree |
English | tung tree |
Spanish | tung |
Spanish | aceite de tung |
Spanish | arbol de tung |
Spanish | Árbol de tung |
ab | Атунгҵла |
Arabic | ورنيشة فوردية |
Azerbaijani | Çin tunq ağacı |
Azerbaijani | fordi tunqağacı |
Azerbaijani | fordi yağlıağacı |
azb | فوردی یاغلی آغاجی |
Catalan | tung |
German | tungölbaum |
German | holzölbaum |
Basque | tung |
Persian | تونگ |
Persian | درخت جلا |
Korean | 유동나무 |
Malayalam | ടങ് മരം |
Burmese | တန်းဆီပင် |
nan | iû-tâng-chhiū |
nan | iû-tâng |
Polish | kroplan forda |
Polish | tung forda |
Polish | tungowiec forda |
Polish | dwuguz forda |
pwn | abulakili |
Russian | Тунг китайский |
Russian | Тунг Форда |
Russian | Китайское тунговое дерево |
Russian | Верниция Форда |
Swedish | tungträd |
Vietnamese | du đồng |
Vietnamese | trẩu lùn |
Vietnamese | trẩu trung quốc |
Vietnamese | trẩu trơn |
Chinese | 一种维管植物 |
Chinese | 桐油 |
Chinese | 油桐花 |
Chinese | 桐花 |
Chinese | 荏桐 |
Chinese | 罂子桐 |
Chinese | 桐油树 |
Chinese | 桐子树 |
Chinese | 油桐根 |
Chinese | 油桐子 |
Chinese | 油桐叶 |
Chinese | 气桐子 |
Chinese | 桐子花 |
Chinese | 油桐 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Africa click to expand
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South Tropical Africa
- Mozambique
- Zimbabwe
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South Tropical Africa
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China
- China North-central
- China South-central
- China Southeast
- Hainan
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Eastern Asia
- Korea
- Taiwan
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China
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Indian Subcontinent
- East Himalaya
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Indo-China
- Myanmar
- Thailand
- Vietnam
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Indian Subcontinent
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Australasia click to expand
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Australia
- New South Wales
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Australia
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Northern America click to expand
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South-central U.S.A.
- Texas
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Southeastern U.S.A.
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Georgia
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
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Southwestern U.S.A.
- California
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South-central U.S.A.
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Southern America click to expand
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Caribbean
- Leeward Islands
- Puerto Rico
- Trinidad-Tobago
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Southern South America
- Argentina Northeast
- Paraguay
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Caribbean
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!Database | ID/link to page |
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World Flora Online | wfo-0000332485 |
UNII | 5539IW30EH |
Florida Plant Atlas | 97 |
Flora of Alabama | 1859 |
USDA Plants | VEFO |
Tropicos | 12803531 |
INPN | 706913 |
KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:358198-1 |
The Plant List | kew-212845 |
Open Tree Of Life | 934623 |
NCBI Taxonomy | 73154 |
Nature Serve | 2.149724 |
IUCN Red List | 147632137 |
IPNI | 358198-1 |
iNaturalist | 170171 |
GBIF | 3074906 |
Freebase | /m/01w2l3 |
EPPO | ALEFO |
EOL | 1149441 |
USDA GRIN | 320180 |
Wikipedia | Vernicia_fordii |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
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> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives / Gallic acid and derivatives / Galloyl esters | |||||
Methyl gallate | 7428 | Click to see COC(=O)C1=CC(=C(C(=C1)O)O)O | 184.15 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(75)80383-9 |
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / Tigliane and ingenane diterpenoids / Phorbol esters | |||||
[(1S,2S,6R,10S,11R,12R,13S,14R,15R)-13-acetyloxy-1,6-dihydroxy-8,12-bis(hydroxymethyl)-4,12,15-trimethyl-5-oxo-14-tetracyclo[8.5.0.02,6.011,13]pentadeca-3,8-dienyl] hexadecanoate | 57345613 | Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC1C(C2(C(C=C(CC3(C2C=C(C3=O)C)O)CO)C4C1(C4(C)CO)OC(=O)C)O)C | 660.90 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMCL.2012.01.057 |
[(1S,2S,6R,10S,11R,12S,13S,14R,15R)-1,6,14-trihydroxy-8,12-bis(hydroxymethyl)-4,12,15-trimethyl-5-oxo-13-tetracyclo[8.5.0.02,6.011,13]pentadeca-3,8-dienyl] acetate | 163069342 | Click to see CC1C(C2(C(C2(C)CO)C3C1(C4C=C(C(=O)C4(CC(=C3)CO)O)C)O)OC(=O)C)O | 422.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(75)85119-3 |
[(1S,2S,6R,10S,11R,13S,14R,15R)-13-acetyloxy-1,6-dihydroxy-8-(hydroxymethyl)-4,12,12,15-tetramethyl-5-oxo-14-tetracyclo[8.5.0.02,6.011,13]pentadeca-3,8-dienyl] hexadecanoate | 119080 | Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC1C(C2(C(C=C(CC3(C2C=C(C3=O)C)O)CO)C4C1(C4(C)C)OC(=O)C)O)C | 644.90 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMCL.2012.01.057 |
[(1S,2S,6R,10S,11R,13S,14R,15R)-13-acetyloxy-1,6-dihydroxy-8-(hydroxymethyl)-4,12,12,15-tetramethyl-5,9-dioxo-14-tetracyclo[8.5.0.02,6.011,13]pentadeca-3,7-dienyl] hexadecanoate | 70685304 | Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC1C(C2(C3C=C(C(=O)C3(C=C(C(=O)C2C4C1(C4(C)C)OC(=O)C)CO)O)C)O)C | 658.90 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMCL.2012.01.057 |
[13-Acetyloxy-1,6-dihydroxy-8-(hydroxymethyl)-4,12,12,15-tetramethyl-5-oxo-14-tetracyclo[8.5.0.02,6.011,13]pentadeca-3,8-dienyl] hexadecanoate | 78169753 | Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC1C(C2(C(C=C(CC3(C2C=C(C3=O)C)O)CO)C4C1(C4(C)C)OC(=O)C)O)C | 644.90 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMCL.2012.01.057 |
[13-Acetyloxy-1,6-dihydroxy-8-(hydroxymethyl)-4,12,12,15-tetramethyl-5,9-dioxo-14-tetracyclo[8.5.0.02,6.011,13]pentadeca-3,7-dienyl] hexadecanoate | 77911449 | Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC1C(C2(C3C=C(C(=O)C3(C=C(C(=O)C2C4C1(C4(C)C)OC(=O)C)CO)O)C)O)C | 658.90 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMCL.2012.01.057 |
[13-Acetyloxy-1,6-dihydroxy-8,12-bis(hydroxymethyl)-4,12,15-trimethyl-5-oxo-14-tetracyclo[8.5.0.02,6.011,13]pentadeca-3,8-dienyl] hexadecanoate | 4411031 | Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC1C(C2(C(C=C(CC3(C2C=C(C3=O)C)O)CO)C4C1(C4(C)CO)OC(=O)C)O)C | 660.90 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMCL.2012.01.057 https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(75)85119-3 |
4a,7b,9-Trihydroxy-1,3-bis(hydroxymethyl)-1,6,8-trimethyl-5-oxo-1,1a,1b,4,4a,5,7a,7b,8,9-decahydro-9ah-cyclopropa[3,4]benzo[1,2-e]azulen-9a-yl acetate | 187855 | Click to see CC1C(C2(C(C2(C)CO)C3C1(C4C=C(C(=O)C4(CC(=C3)CO)O)C)O)OC(=O)C)O | 422.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(75)85119-3 |
Croton factor F1 | 334044 | Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC1C(C2(C(C=C(CC3(C2C=C(C3=O)C)O)CO)C4C1(C4(C)CO)OC(=O)C)O)C | 660.90 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(75)85119-3 |
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Cycloartanols and derivatives | |||||
(1S,3R,6S,7S,8R,11R,12S,15R,16R)-7,12,16-trimethyl-15-[(2R)-6-methyl-5-methylideneheptan-2-yl]pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecan-6-ol | 163187331 | Click to see CC1C2CCC3C4(CCC(C4(CCC35C2(C5)CCC1O)C)C(C)CCC(=C)C(C)C)C | 426.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)98005-1 |
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Ergostane steroids / Ergosterols and derivatives | |||||
Campesterol | 173183 | Click to see CC(C)C(C)CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C | 400.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.22.971 |
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives | |||||
(3S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-17-[(E,2S,5S)-5-Ethyl-6-methylhept-3-en-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol | 12314479 | Click to see CCC(C=CC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C | 412.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.22.971 |
Beta-Sitosterol | 222284 | Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C | 414.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.22.971 |
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Tetracarboxylic acids and derivatives | |||||
3,4,5-Triacetoxybenzoic acid methyl ester | 10924932 | Click to see CC(=O)OC1=CC(=CC(=C1OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C)C(=O)OC | 310.26 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(75)80383-9 |
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzodioxanes / Phenylbenzodioxanes / Phenylbenzo-1,4-dioxanes | |||||
(2S,3R)-3-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-5-methoxy-2,3-dihydropyrano[2,3-h][1,4]benzodioxin-8-one | 154496132 | Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C2C(OC3=C4C=CC(=O)OC4=CC(=C3O2)OC)CO | 416.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)98005-1 |
Aleuritin | 163097522 | Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C2C(OC3=C4C=CC(=O)OC4=CC(=C3O2)OC)CO | 416.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)98005-1 |
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives | |||||
5,6,7-Trimethoxycoumarin | 148724 | Click to see COC1=C(C(=C2C=CC(=O)OC2=C1)OC)OC | 236.22 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(00)00314-2 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)98005-1 |
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Tannins / Hydrolyzable tannins | |||||
(1R,4R,5S,23R,25R,26R,32R)-10,11,12,15,16,17,32,35,36,40,40-undecahydroxy-25-(2-oxopropoxy)-3,6,21,24,27,33-hexaoxaoctacyclo[30.7.1.01,29.04,23.05,26.08,13.014,19.034,39]tetraconta-8,10,12,14,16,18,29,34(39),35,37-decaene-2,7,20,28,31-pentone | 102268768 | Click to see CC(=O)COC1C2C3C(C(O1)COC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4C5=C(C(=C(C=C5C(=O)O3)O)O)O)O)O)O)OC(=O)C67C8=C(C(=C(C=C8)O)O)OC(C6(O)O)(C(=O)C=C7C(=O)O2)O | 856.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.38.861 |
(57R,58S,510R,511R,519S)-14,15,16,24,25,26,52,53,516,517,517-Undecahydroxy-55,513,515,3,8-pentaoxo-55,57,58,510,511,513,515,516,517,517a-decahydro-4,7-dioxa-5(19,10)-1,16-epoxy-7,11-methanodibenzo[i,k][1,4,7]trioxacyclotridecina-1,2(1,2)-dibenzenacyclooctaphane-58-yl 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate | 138991573 | Click to see C1C2C3C(C(C(O2)OC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)O)O)O)OC(=O)C5=CC(=C(C6=C5C7C(=CC(=O)C(C7(O)O)(O6)O)C(=O)O3)O)O)OC(=O)C8=CC(=C(C(=C8C9=C(C(=C(C=C9C(=O)O1)O)O)O)O)O)O | 952.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.38.861 |
(6,7,8,11,12,13,22,23-Octahydroxy-3,16-dioxo-2,17,20-trioxatetracyclo[17.3.1.04,9.010,15]tricosa-4,6,8,10,12,14-hexaen-21-yl) 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate | 5089683 | Click to see C1C2C(C(C(C(O2)OC(=O)C3=CC(=C(C(=C3)O)O)O)O)OC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4C5=C(C(=C(C=C5C(=O)O1)O)O)O)O)O)O)O | 634.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.38.861 |
2-[(1,13,14,15,18,19,20,34,35,39,39-Undecahydroxy-2,5,10,23,31-pentaoxo-6,9,24,27,30,40-hexaoxaoctacyclo[34.3.1.04,38.07,26.08,29.011,16.017,22.032,37]tetraconta-3,11,13,15,17,19,21,32,34,36-decaen-28-yl)oxymethyl]prop-2-enenitrile | 14586220 | Click to see C=C(COC1C2C3C(C(O1)COC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4C5=C(C(=C(C=C5C(=O)O3)O)O)O)O)O)O)OC(=O)C6=CC(=O)C7(C(C6C8=C(O7)C(=C(C=C8C(=O)O2)O)O)(O)O)O)C#N | 865.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.38.861 |
2-[(5R,7R)-13,14,15,18,19,20,31,35,36-nonahydroxy-2,10,23,28,32-pentaoxo-5-(3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoyl)oxy-3,6,9,24,27,33-hexaoxaheptacyclo[28.7.1.04,25.07,26.011,16.017,22.034,38]octatriaconta-1(37),11,13,15,17,19,21,34(38),35-nonaen-29-yl]acetic acid | 134694193 | Click to see C1C2C3C(C(C(O2)OC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)O)O)O)OC(=O)C5=CC(=C(C6=C5C(C(C(=O)O3)CC(=O)O)C(C(=O)O6)O)O)O)OC(=O)C7=CC(=C(C(=C7C8=C(C(=C(C=C8C(=O)O1)O)O)O)O)O)O | 954.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.38.861 |
2-[[(10S,11R,12R,13R,15R)-3,4,5,11,12,21,22,23-octahydroxy-8,18-dioxo-9,14,17-trioxatetracyclo[17.4.0.02,7.010,15]tricosa-1(23),2,4,6,19,21-hexaen-13-yl]oxymethyl]prop-2-enenitrile | 102268767 | Click to see C=C(COC1C(C(C2C(O1)COC(=O)C3=CC(=C(C(=C3C4=C(C(=C(C=C4C(=O)O2)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)C#N | 547.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.38.861 |
2-[[(1R,4R,5S,23R,25R,26R,32R)-10,11,12,15,16,17,32,35,36,40,40-undecahydroxy-2,7,20,28,31-pentaoxo-3,6,21,24,27,33-hexaoxaoctacyclo[30.7.1.01,29.04,23.05,26.08,13.014,19.034,39]tetraconta-8,10,12,14,16,18,29,34(39),35,37-decaen-25-yl]oxymethyl]prop-2-enenitrile | 102268766 | Click to see C=C(COC1C2C3C(C(O1)COC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4C5=C(C(=C(C=C5C(=O)O3)O)O)O)O)O)O)OC(=O)C67C8=C(C(=C(C=C8)O)O)OC(C6(O)O)(C(=O)C=C7C(=O)O2)O)C#N | 865.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.38.861 |
2-[[(1R,7R,8S,26R,28R,29R,38R)-1,13,14,15,18,19,20,34,35,39,39-undecahydroxy-2,5,10,23,31-pentaoxo-6,9,24,27,30,40-hexaoxaoctacyclo[34.3.1.04,38.07,26.08,29.011,16.017,22.032,37]tetraconta-3,11,13,15,17,19,21,32,34,36-decaen-28-yl]oxymethyl]prop-2-enenitrile | 162897153 | Click to see C=C(COC1C2C3C(C(O1)COC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4C5=C(C(=C(C=C5C(=O)O3)O)O)O)O)O)O)OC(=O)C6=CC(=O)C7(C(C6C8=C(O7)C(=C(C=C8C(=O)O2)O)O)(O)O)O)C#N | 865.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.38.861 |
CID 115063 | 115063 | Click to see C1C2C3C(C(C(O2)OC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)O)O)O)OC(=O)C5=CC(=C(C6=C5C7C(=CC(=O)C(C7(O)O)(O6)O)C(=O)O3)O)O)OC(=O)C8=CC(=C(C(=C8C9=C(C(=C(C=C9C(=O)O1)O)O)O)O)O)O | 952.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.38.861 |
CID 250397 | 250397 | Click to see C1C2C3C(C(C(O2)OC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)O)O)O)OC(=O)C5=CC(=C(C6=C5C(C(C(=O)O3)CC(=O)O)C(C(=O)O6)O)O)O)OC(=O)C7=CC(=C(C(=C7C8=C(C(=C(C=C8C(=O)O1)O)O)O)O)O)O | 954.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.38.861 |
CID 338147 | 338147 | Click to see C1C2C3C(C(C(O2)OC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)O)O)O)OC(=O)C5=CC(=C(C6=C5C7C(=CC(=O)C(C7(O)O)(O6)O)C(=O)O3)O)O)OC(=O)C8=CC(=C(C(=C8C9=C(C(=C(C=C9C(=O)O1)O)O)O)O)O)O | 952.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.38.861 |
CID 442674 | 442674 | Click to see C1C2C3C(C(C(O2)OC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)O)O)O)OC(=O)C5=CC(=C(C6=C5C(C(C(=O)O3)CC(=O)O)C(C(=O)O6)O)O)O)OC(=O)C7=CC(=C(C(=C7C8=C(C(=C(C=C8C(=O)O1)O)O)O)O)O)O | 954.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.38.861 |
Corilagin | 73568 | Click to see C1C2C(C(C(C(O2)OC(=O)C3=CC(=C(C(=C3)O)O)O)O)OC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4C5=C(C(=C(C=C5C(=O)O1)O)O)O)O)O)O)O | 634.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.38.861 |
Geraniin | 3001497 | Click to see C1C2C3C(C(C(O2)OC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)O)O)O)OC(=O)C5=CC(=C(C6=C5C7C(=CC(=O)C(C7(O)O)(O6)O)C(=O)O3)O)O)OC(=O)C8=CC(=C(C(=C8C9=C(C(=C(C=C9C(=O)O1)O)O)O)O)O)O | 952.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.38.861 |
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