Squamocin, a New Cytotoxic Bis-tetrahydrofuran Containing Acetogenin from Annona squamosa

Abstract

Squamocin, a new trihydroxy-bis-tetrahydrofuran fatty acid γ-lactone (acetogenin), has been isolated from Annona squamosa L. (Annonaceae) and its structure has been elucidated on the basis of spectral evidence and chemical degradations. © 1988, The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan. All rights reserved.