1999 Volume 47 Issue 7 Pages 1047-1048
A new C18 dibenzocyclooctadiene lignan, kadsumarin A (1) was isolated from Kadsura matsudai HAYATA and Schizandra arisanensis HAYATA.The anti-HBeAg test revealed that kadsumarin A had activity at a concentration of 40 μg/ml (=90.1μM). Its sturctural elucidation by spectral analysis was discussed in this note.