ABSTRACT

The other key compounds include the diaryl propane derivative, propterol (Fig. 27.3); the stilbene, pterostilbene (Fig. 27.4); the hydrochalcone, pterosupin (Fig. 27.5); the benzofuranone, marsupsin (Fig. 27.6); the fl avanoid, liquiritigenin and the catechin, (-)-epicatechin. Propterol B has been characterized from a heartwood extract.