Novel Antitumor Sesquiterpenoids in Achillea millefolium.

Takehiko Tozyo, Yohko Yoshimura, Kensuke Sakurai, Naomi Uchida, Yukihiro Takeda, Hiroshi Nakai, Hiroshi Ishii

Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin · 1994 · 78 citations · 1 references

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Abstract

Three new antitumor sesquiterpenoids, achimillic acids A, B and C, were isolated as methyl esters from Achillea millefolium and their structures were determined spectroscopically. The compounds were found to be active against mouse P-388 leukemia cells in vivo.

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