| Abstract
| - Two new compounds, pycnanthuquinone A (1) and pycnanthuquinone B (2), were isolated fromleaves and stems of the African plant, Pycnanthus angolensis (Welw.) Warb (Myristicaceae), bybioassay-guided fractionation of an ethanolic extract using a diabetic mouse model. Pycnanthuquinones A and B are the first representatives of a novel terpenoid-type quinone skeleton, andboth compounds possess significant antihyperglycemic activity.
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