Defensive furofuran lignans localized to the oil cells of Neocinnamomum delavayi and their metabolism by a specialist insect
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Neocinnamomum delavayi (Lauraceae) leaves with abundant oil cells are seldom attacked by insects, but their chemical constituent and biological function remain obscure. Three furofuran lignans, including (+)-eudesmin (3), (+)-magnolin (4), and demethoxyaschant... ...