Author's Organization:Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Setsunan University Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Setsunan University Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Setsunan University Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Setsunan University Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuoka University Kunming Institute of Botany
A novel resin glycoside, merremin (1), has been isolated from the root of Merremia hungaiensis (Convolvulaceae). The structure has been determined to be an ester-type dimer of tuguajalapin X (2) on the basis of chemical and spectral data.