Escola de Pos-Graduação, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, C.p. 25, ZC-00, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Abstract:
The wood of Virola multinervia Ducke (Myristicaceae) contains sitosterol, stigmasterol and two novel diarylpropanoids virolane 1-(2-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-3-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)-propane] and virolanol 2-hydroxy-1-(2-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-3-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)-propane].