
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Hungerford, Natasha L. 
A1  - Sands, Donald P. A. 
A1  - Kitching, William 
T1  - Isolation and Structure of Some Constituents of the Australian Medicinal Plant <emph type="2">Tinospora smilacina</emph> ('Snakevine')
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1999
VL  - 51
IS  - 12
SP  - 1103
EP  - 1112
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/C98034 
N2  - The structures of a number of compounds isolated from the stems of Tinospora smilacina (known as &#8216;snakevine&#8217;) have been determined. The known clerodane-type compound columbin is a major component, and two new minor compounds incorporate a heavily oxygenated tetrahydrofuran ring in place of the furan ring of columbin. The lignan isolariciresinol is also shown to be a minor component, along with dihydrosyringenin. The traditional medicinal use of the vine, particularly in countering snake venom, may be associated primarily with the presence of columbin. 
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